David A. Giel, Committee on Publication for Holland,
In a recent issue in the "Correspondence" column there appears a casual remark about Christian Science healing which, though not made in a spirit of aggression or criticism, might establish a wrong concept of the teaching and practice of Christian Science, since the remark implies that Christian Science healing is a result of the exertion of will-power, of the will to be healed.
It
is not long before the beginner in Christian Science realizes that gratitude cannot be truly expressed while error is permitted to lurk in his consciousness.
How
delighted is the traveler along some dusty highway or sun-bleached mountain pass when he comes unexpectedly upon a spring of cool, sparkling water filtering through the cleansing earth or trickling out of a rock-worn channel! How quickly he fills his cup, or gathers the water dripping into his hands, and quenches his thirst with refreshing draughts! The long journey is forgotten; the landscape brightens; a gentle breeze seems to stir the humid air; and he continues on his way rejoicing.
That
the compassionate reassurance and the loving admonition of Jesus to the erring woman in the temple on a day so long ago have done much to comfort and redeem mankind, no one will question.
