Article February 24, 1986 Issue

The vital choice: spiritual truth

JAMES CLOIS SMITH, JR.

Every day we make choices. Some are small and insignificant—like what tie to wear to the office or whether we'll do the shopping today or tomorrow. Other choices are larger—like the corporate decisions that affect thousands of employees or involve the expenditure of great sums of money.

There is one choice, however, that is infinitely more important than all others: the choice for spiritual truth. This choosing may seem to be a formidable task—even an impossible one at times. But choosing spiritual truth is vital. Why? Because our real being and existence are totally spiritual, and only the understanding of this can bring lasting happiness, peace, and fulfillment to our human experience. What we hold in thought is what determines our experience. So it is important that we hold thought to what is spiritually true.

Where do we start? With God, because God, good, is Truth—which is one of the synonyms Mrs. Eddy uses for Deity in the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health. God and His guiding goodness, when chosen, harmonize our day-to-day lives and govern all our other choices and decisions.

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