Article November 6, 1978 Issue

Love liberates now

MATILDA SAPP

Progressive freedom from materiality with its built-in troubles is a possibility for everyone. Christ Jesus pointed the way when he said, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."^{ John 8:32;}

The truth that releases us from illness or any trouble is found in the understanding of God, divine Love, and of man's inseparable relationship to Him. Healing comes in proportion to our admission that Spirit, God, is the only creator and that His creation is spiritual and unflawed. Man is the complete expression of God. God being infinite, man is His infinite reflection. Man is never subject to the limits of mortality. His natural state is perfection, and the only power governing him is divine Love.

The Bible gives many accounts of people who were convinced that God is divine Love and found freedom through that conviction. Consider Paul and Silas. They were falsely accused, severely beaten, thrown into prison, and their feet placed in the stocks. "And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed."^{ Acts 16:25, 26;} This was a prelude to the official release of the two Christians. Their singing of praises was more than a petition for liberation. It must have included a grateful acknowledgment of God's love.