IN THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BIBLE LESSON July 14, 2008 Issue

COME WALK WITH GOD

CHRISTA KREUTZ

THIS WEEK'S Christian Science Bible Lesson, titled "Life," has a lot to offer about the restorative and regenerative effects of walking with God.

According to the Scriptures, to walk with God is to live in a particular way, namely a way that accepts one's spiritual identity and coexistence with Him. Walking with God is a common metaphor throughout the Old Testament. "They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance," writes the Psalmist (Ps. 89:15, Section I, citation 3). This metaphor continues in the New Testament, particularly in St. Paul's epistles. In his letter to the Galatians he wrote, "Walk in the Spirit," which has been translated "Live by the Spirit" in the New Revised Standard Version (Gal. 5:16, Sect. I, cit. 4).

The very first section of the Lesson includes the story of Enoch, whose walk with God never ended. He never experienced death. He must have been wonderfully clear about his spiritual identity and the nature of life itself, which Mary Baker Eddy described in this way: "Life is eternal. We should find this out, and begin the demonstration thereof. Life and goodness are immortal" (Science and Health, p. 246, cit. 3).

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