Article June 6, 1994 Issue

"Where's your church?"

Finding Light

Who couldn't use more light, more clarity in a time of questioning? And if we are in the middle of our own search for light, it sometimes helps to hear the experiences of others who are finding "there ariseth light in the darkness," as the Psalmist describes it. This column records experiences that show something of the wide range of seekers and the way in which the light of Christ, Truth, restores, redirects, and regenerates lives.

"Where's your church?" is a question usually answered by someone describing a building in a particular part of town. But is that really where Church is?

Mary Baker Eddy, writing in Science and Health, describes Church as "the structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle." She continues, "The Church is that institution, which affords proof of its utility and is found elevating the race, rousing the dormant understanding from material beliefs to the apprehension of spiritual ideas and the demonstration of divine Science, thereby casting out devils, or error, and healing the sick" (p. 583). She says nothing about a brick structure on the corner of Main Street or a building where Christian Scientists, Baptists, Roman Catholics, and so forth, go to pray and worship. What Mrs. Eddy said and knew about Church reveal a spiritual concept—a concept that is not limited to denomination or place. So where is Church, then?

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