Article February 21, 1983 Issue

To feel the love of family

ELLEN SHANK COLLINS

Take heart, child of God! You are in a family that cares for you. It's complete. It has everything needed to give you a sound basis for happiness. It has within it a source of wisdom that is beyond human outlining. It has strength to call on that never gives out. It has joy without a tinge of sorrow. It has unity that can't be divided. Your family is the one divine Parent, God, and you, and all His children.

To feel the love for you that exists in this family, you can turn to the truth of your spiritual origin. A clear, spiritual understanding of man's real origin provides a basis for the resolution of any family problem and harmonizes life with a deeper and purer love.

Spiritual origin means that you are more than a mortal with limited opportunities and a termination date. You're a bringer of light to the world, and light comes from the spiritual qualities of wisdom and purity and love you naturally include because in reality your ancestry is spiritual. In Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, says of man, "The beautiful, good, and pure constitute his ancestry."^{Science and Health, p. 63.} Your real origin, as God's creation, did not occur at some time in some place. Existence is as ongoing as the Principle of existence, the everlasting God. Can eternal Principle have a starting point?