Spiritual discernment is an ever-present, ever-active faculty of Mind individualized in man, a faculty that perceives the true concept of man and the universe.
An old saying sometimes used when one is giving cold comfort to another who has brought trouble upon himself is, "You have made your bed, and now you must lie on it.
Students of Christian Science are acutely aware of the fact that thought governs the body; consequently they know that they must rid themselves of all resentment.
Why should mankind accept the dictum that an accident, such as a broken bone, can occur so quickly, or that the evidence of a contagious disease can appear so suddenly, but that in either case healing must take a long time?
The series of articles dealing with the plight of abused children just finishing in The Christian Science Monitor shows in stark delineation the need for spiritual enlightenment of the human race.
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