No difficulties exist in the realm of divine Mind. By acknowledging God as our real source of energy, strength, courage, and ability, we can rise above illusionary challenges. Through spiritual understanding we can view the unlabored, unobstructed, intelligent, and harmonious action of the one infinite, divine Mind and its spiritual idea, man.

We can be quick to challenge the suggestion of insurmountable difficulty, recognizing that it never could be communicated to us by divine Mind. We can see the deceptive nature of the suggestion by recognizing that its only source is a supposititious mortal mind—the belief in a mind apart from God, divine Mind. Therefore, such lies have no power to govern our lives when we are called to perform our duties or fulfill our responsibilities.

By revealing more of the true nature of God and man, Christian Science has exposed as a lie this suggestion of ever-present difficulty in the midst of right and proper endeavors. "The great I am" is the way Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, begins her definition of God in the Glossary of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. She continues: "the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence." ^{Science and Health, p. 587;} This certainly leaves no place or time for any opposing mind or power. Man she defines as "the compound idea of infinite Spirit; the spiritual image and likeness of God; the full representation of Mind." ^{ibid., p. 591;} As "the full representation of Mind," man is not controlled by ungodlike thoughts. He is not an unresisting human consciousness accepting the suggestion of stubborn, unyielding circumstances.

Moses had to cope with erroneous suggestions as he led the children of Israel out of the bondage of Egypt. Right at the beginning he questioned about himself, "Who am I ... that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?" Then, reassured that God would be with him, he turned his puzzled thought to the question of what God is: "When I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?" The divine response set forth demonstrable truths that would forever offer to humanity support in dealing with honest obligations and right responsibilities: "I AM THAT I AM: ... Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you." ^{Ex. 3: 11, 13, 14.}

Man's indestructible relationship to God—to divine Mind—as established in Moses' thought before he took up the task at hand, assured the ultimate success of his mission. By beginning his task on this firm spiritual foundation, Moses was able to meet and dispel the harsh illusions of difficulty. And what proof he gave to substantiate his new understanding of God and man: escape through the Red Sea, which became dry land, water from a rock, manna from heaven! Suggestions of ingratitude, malice, ungodliness—literally votes of "no confidence"—were met with firmness, promptness, and wisdom.

The fables of mortal mind, challenged and met by Moses, were dispelled by Christ Jesus, the Way-shower, who proved that no task was too difficult for the Father, nor for himself. The deaf, blind, crippled, insane, were healed. The dead were raised. The multitudes were fed. Jesus' followers were faithfully, patiently, and compassionately shepherded.

The illusion called "difficulty" is the same age-old, erroneous suggestion today as it was in Moses' and Jesus' times. Christian Science shows us that we have the ability to meet this challenge as effectively as they did. Perhaps the first steps needed are to seek the answers to the same questions Moses asked: "Who am I?" and "Who shall I say sent me?" Then, if our motives are as pure as those of Moses and our love approximates the selflessness of Jesus, we can move mountains of difficulties, if necessary, to see the successful achievement of an honest purpose. The divine response to our questions will be as scientifically demonstrable for us as for Moses.

I was asked to prepare drafts of testimony in support of a legislative measure that had grown out of more than twenty years of complex legislative, judicial, and executive history. The attempt to produce testimony with depth of understanding and new insight looked hopeless, in view of the short time allotted. The experts I consulted only emphasized the difficulties involved. As a student of Christian Science, I concluded that if this assignment was the result of my efforts to demonstrate more of the divinely intelligent action of omnipotent Mind, then I could reject any suggestion of difficulty in fulfilling my responsibilities. Likewise, I realized that if the assignment was inappropriate, I would be relieved of that responsibility. Essential material and information, along with expert assistance, began to flow in. Not only was the assigned task completed on time without difficulty, but the knowledge gained was useful throughout the following months in helping to bring about a final solution to the whole matter.

Here is tangible evidence that we can bring to bear upon all our duties the unerring wisdom of infinite, divine Mind. We can fulfill our appointed tasks and see them as less burdensome.

We have the divine right now to challenge the baseless suggestion that it is too difficult to meet the requirements of branch church or Mother Church membership; or that we cannot understand Christian Science sufficiently to harmonize our daily activities or to solve a long-standing physical problem. God, Truth, is omniactive and omnipresent. As His reflection, can we be less than capable and successful?

Too difficult, you say? Not for God. Or His reflection!