Editorial July 17, 1965 Issue

Distinct Individuality

William Milford Correll

The question is often asked, "Since there is just one God, and man is made in His image and likeness, wouldn't this indicate that all men are alike, that is, copies or repeats?"

Christian Science explains that there is just one God, one source and creator of all, and that each child of God reflects all the qualities of the one infinite Father. But it is also true that individuality itself is a quality of God and is expressed in all His creation. Each one of God's children is distinct and individual. There are no copies. To think of God as creating duplicates would limit His infinite variety of expression.

One of the obvious examples is the variety in the natural realm, which hints the real and spiritual creation. Each snowflake is distinct. Each blade of grass, each leaf of a tree, is distinct, expressing the endless variety of creation. Then certainly the infinitude of divine Mind must be manifest in unlimited variety and distinctness. Mrs. Eddy says in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 70), "The divine Mind maintains all identities, from a blade of grass to a star, as distinct and eternal."

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