Article June 12, 1978 Issue

Divine Love's message to humanity

WILLIAM E. MOODY

In response to the question "Have Christian Scientists any religious creed?" Mary Baker Eddy sets forth a thought-provoking reply: "They have not, if by that term is meant doctrinal beliefs."^{Science and Health, p. 496;}

Mrs. Eddy goes on to expand and clarify her remarks by stating the Tenets of Christian Science. The entire discussion can be found in the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health. A careful study of these Tenets reveals the spirituality of their content and their detachment from all forms of ritualism. Throughout, divine Love permeates the message. And indeed, this Love is the very source and substance of Christian Science.

It is God, Love, that gives impulse to every good and right activity. It is Love that is at the core of all true religious worship and devotion. If our practice of religion does not express in sufficient measure the buoyancy and vitality of unselfed love, the real purpose and meaning of the worship is obscured.

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