Article April 4, 1970 Issue

Understanding the Science of Life

EVELYN M. S. DUCKETT

Life is God. Life is infinite. Life is self-creative, self-existent, self-perpetuating, self-sustained, and self-renewing. This conception of Life as the animating divine Principle of all being is the basis of the Science of Life as explained by Christian Science.

This religion shows that man neither originates nor maintains life by himself, and that he cannot hope to do so. Instead, man expresses and individualizes the divine Life which is God. One who understands this truth is reinforced and reinvigorated in his human experience. This is an important point because it means that one can never, in reality, be deprived of life at any point or at any time. Life is continuous, inexhaustible, and constantly finding new expression.

There is nothing abstract about the Science of Life. On the contrary, it is very practical. To understand it is to be able to apply it in human experience and enjoy a much fuller sense of life. The Bible promises, "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." Isa. 40:31;

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