Article June 6, 1970 Issue

Quality of Thought Is the Key

LARNED L. TUTTLE

As we spiritualize the quality of our thought, we improve our bodies and our present experience. Mrs. Eddy writes in Science and Health: "Mind, not matter, is causation. A material body only expresses a material and mortal mind. A mortal man possesses this body, and he makes it harmonious or discordant according to the images of thought impressed upon it." ^{Science and Health, p. 208;}

One's motives and deepest desires, the thought-qualities that he himself cultivates, are of paramount importance to his well-being. Fear, selfishness, dishonesty, sensuality, impatience, dissatisfaction, and hate, for example, are all detrimental to one's well-being. On the other hand, peace, love, honesty, satisfaction, spirituality, and joy are conducive to a harmonious and healthy existence. Many believe that material conditions can preclude their expressing these healthy qualities of thought. However, Christian Science has shown this concept to be erroneous by proving many times over that causation is mental, that circumstances are directly related to thought, and that they change as one's thought and motives change.

As we pattern our thinking after that of Christ Jesus, we should strive to be charitable, patient, and serene, as well as honest and fearless, under all circumstances. We must cherish these Christly qualities of thought until they become apparent in our response to every situation. To do this, we continually hold in thought the fact that man is entirely spiritual, that he is the perfect idea, or expression, of God and completely independent of the belief that matter is real and basic to his being. This was the key to Jesus' success in overcoming sickness, sin, and death.

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