Article July 12, 1999 Issue

Gravitating to God?

Look away from materialism to the source of health and happiness.

By Charles Edward Langton

Spaceborne instruments and technologically advanced telescopes are enabling the scientific community to probe the remotest reaches of the known universe. And even though astronomers are seeing farther and more clearly into the heavens, they still struggle to make sense of their extraordinary findings. The immensity of the universe is becoming even more astounding, as can be seen by photographs of a galaxy seventy-six sextillion miles from earth. The light seen by these astronomers took thirteen billion light-years to travel to earth.

While this event is indeed impressive, the origin of the universe and its size remain an enigma. Unless one looks to Spirit, God, for answers. The Science of Christianity explains that man and the universe were formed by God, as set forth in the Scriptures, which affirm, "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear" (Heb. 11:3).

The Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, points out: "The true theory of the universe, including man, is not in material history but in spiritual development. Inspired thought relinquishes a material, sensual, and mortal theory of the universe, and adopts the spiritual and immortal" (Mary Baker Eddy, p. 547). These words are farreaching and so advanced in concept as to fly in the face of any material theory of the origin and composition of the universe.

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