'To Bless All Mankind' December 4, 2017 Issue

Spiritual curiosity

Blythe Evans

Originally published in The Christian Science Monitor, September 7, 2017.

In the quest for truth, curiosity is a valuable trait to have. A spirit of interest and inquiry, a willingness to delve into something new, can open the way to progress and fresh ideas—especially when it pertains to the nature of what is true.

I like to think of the example of Moses in the Bible. Early in the book of Exodus, Moses observed that a bush was burning, yet it remained intact (see chapter 3). His curiosity led him closer to get a better look. At that point he perceived God revealing to him God’s own nature as the great “I AM.” As a result, Moses’ curiosity contributed to our better understanding of the truth about the Divine.

Christian Science explains that Truth is actually a synonym for God—the all-loving, all-powerful, ever-present good—and that this divine Truth always keeps its spiritual creation, which includes all of us, safe, harmonious, and healthy. Christ Jesus said, “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). When we genuinely desire to know divine Truth better, we find its promise of freedom to be true, liberating us from fear, illness, lack, and grief.

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