Article September 9, 1972 Issue

Superiority to Pain

MILTON SIMON

Those looking in the wrong direction for release may cry as did Jeremiah, "Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed?" Jer. 15:18; Yet many of them really want more than release from pain. They want to find and experience the harmony that God creates and maintains.

In Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures Mary Baker Eddy points the way to achieve this dual goal: "Spirit's senses are without pain, and they are forever at peace. Nothing can hide from them the harmony of all things and the might and permanence of Truth." Science and Health, pp. 214, 215;

While the senses of Spirit do not originate in man, because we are truly the likeness of God, Spirit, they are ours by reflection to use and enjoy. It's a grand accomplishment to overcome pain spiritually. But it's also a great one to forestall pain, to live above, and to put down, the erroneous mental suggestions that, in belief, give rise to it. We all can do this by discerning what is already present and active, even the harmony and perfection of man's real, spiritual being.

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