Editorial February 12, 1977 Issue

Mind Precludes Manipulation

Nathan A. Talbot

Mind, God, has intelligently and permanently established every element of man's being. The work of eternal, all-knowing Mind is complete, forever unchanging. "Thy hands have made me and fashioned me,"^{ Ps. 119:73;} the Bible tells us.

Attempted manipulation by mental argument or by human hands is the opposite of the Christian Science method of providing relief, healing, or satisfaction. Mind's work, as Science shows, is finished. It is spiritual. It is ideal. Spiritual creation need not and cannot be manipulated. Not a single facet of Mind's ever-present creation can be humanly worked, altered, or revised.

Manipulation of the body—massage—is rather widely accepted as a method of bringing comfort or even curing a discordant physical condition. The chiropractic system of healing emphasizes manipulations of various bodily structures to improve their functioning. A team of medical doctors might massage the heart in order to revive a patient, or the average individual might rub an aching shoulder or a sore foot.

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