Editorial April 5, 1982 Issue

Good of undiminishing value

BEULAH M. ROEGGE

The nature of true good, that which supplies and enriches our lives, is eternal and is infinite. It is wholly spiritual, and we receive it in the form of spiritual ideas. This good is of undiminishing value. In fact its value to us constantly increases, and our lives are progressively enriched as we are steadfast in seeking good of Spirit. This is the treasure Christ Jesus spoke of as being in heaven, "where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal." ^{Matt. 6:20.} The Bible abounds with statement and proof of the eternal, infinite nature of God's treasury open to mankind.

"The first iniquitous manifestation of sin was a finity," we read in a chapter entitled "The Human Concept" by Mrs. Eddy. Earlier in the same paragraph is this: "Sin was, and is, the lying supposition that life, substance, and intelligence are both material and spiritual, and yet are separate from God." ^{Retrospection and Introspection, p, 67.}

In this light, inflation might be called a sign of sin—an indication that we are missing the mark in identifying real substance and imputing true value. Like all mistakes, this one is correctable, healable through the activity of Christ, Truth. Behind the economic crisis of inflation is the belief that good is limited and perishable. The very core of inflation is the iniquitous lie of finity. A help in overcoming the hardships of inflation is the morality that controls greed and selfishness, but the final cure lies in a deeper apprehension that the nature of reality is infinite, and of undiminishing value.

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