Editorial March 29, 1975 Issue

The Morning of Healing

Carl J. Welz

A Christian Science healing is a resurrection morning. It is a moment when we recognize the presence of the Christ. Until that moment occurs, it would appear that the Christ, the true idea of Life and Love, is absent. We may believe that God is Love and that He is ever present, that He is the only Life there is, and that that Life constitutes our health, our well-being. We may believe this with enough conviction to repeat the words and to affirm the truths conscientiously. But until we recognize that what we are saying is the true idea, not something we hope for, but something that is, here and now, we are still merely expecting a healing. When we recognize the presence of this Christ, Truth, the healing comes.

Easter morning is more than an annual event. It is a symbol of the healing that takes place in any human heart when the truth of God, God's ever-present spiritual idea, is recognized. Even the time of the year—when northern flowers bloom and thoughts turn from the cold darkness of winter days to fresher hues—symbolizes the morning of recognition, of resurrection.

But Easter loses its meaning if thought is centered on the celebration of a time of year or of a historical event. Although no event of greater significance has ever occurred than the resurrection of Christ Jesus, the significance of his resurrection does not stop there. Its purpose was our resurrection from faith in what Jesus overcame to an understanding of the spiritual reality he proved.

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