The Christ reveals the tangible, present power of God, equal to every situation and always unfolding to us the spiritual idea that supplies whatever is needed.
Hagar must have believed she was in a place without God, without help. She was not realizing that, since Spirit is everywhere, there can really be no barren place.
The Bible reveals that man is one with God as His complete and perfect expression. Man is not in a mortal body, a mortal home, a mortal relationship, or a mortal experience.
If
you had asked me fifteen years ago if I would at some point be writing about angels, I might well have said, "You've got to be kidding!" I not only didn't believe in angels, I didn't believe that any rational, thinking person could believe in them.
A Person
sometimes gets concert tickets as early as possible, secures travel reservations well in advance of a trip, plans ahead for an athletic event, yet takes potluck on daily living.
Editor's note: In recent months, members of the Church of Christ, Scientist, have been looking more deeply at the question of the genuine evangelical mission of the Church and of individual Christian Scientists.
