Editorial December 6, 1975 Issue

The Art of Spiritual Self-defense

Naomi Price

People, especially young ones, don't want to stay at home every evening after school or work. They want to be able to move around freely if they wish—to visit friends, go to the movies, take a walk. And this is their right. We should all be able to go harmlessly on our way without fear of being harmed—and we can if we learn the art of spiritual self-defense and truly practice it.

Spiritual self-defense doesn't take physical strength, but it does take moral stamina. It bears no resemblance to the currently popular arts of judo, karate, and kung fu, though it should be learned and practiced with just as much dedication and seriousness—even more! It is based on the understanding and practice of the divine law of universal good—the law revealed through Christian Science—in which God's creation is known to reflect the qualities of love and to be governed by infinite Principle in perfect harmony.

One is not likely to become proficient in the practice of divine law without dedicated work, any more than one can merit the high awards of the martial arts in one easy lesson. One must be willing to "put on the whole armour of God," as the Apostle Paul said of the equipment of Christian defense. He said, "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."^{Eph. 6:11;} And elsewhere he called it "the armour of light."^{Rom. 13:12;}

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