Opportunities in Christian Science

MILDRED SPRING CASE

When we begin to think about the opportunities Christian Science brings to us, it is like counting our blessings—there is no end to it. Our opportunities are unlimited, since, as Christian Science reveals, good is infinite. But as we con the rich unfoldments of opportunity which have come to us through Christian Science, there are some specific manifestations which stand out as particularly beautiful.

Christian Science makes it possible for each of us to become a missionary without leaving our own country or even our home. By individual right thinking, and by holding persistently to the right concept of God, man, and the universe, as well as to their relation to each other, we are helping to regenerate or save human consciousness. One thought from God accepted, held to, and radiated, carries the power of God with it; also, it carries infinite possibilities of healing, of cleansing or purifying from sin, of wiping away the mists of doubt and fear.

Much good has come forth in this century, due to the impetus of the comparatively few years of right thinking induced by Christian Science. All over the world a high, noble, and unselfish type of intelligence is gathering in groups for counsel and deliberation. And the men and women working in this way are reaching out for a clearer comprehension of Truth. Like Benjamin Franklin and his coworkers who framed the Constitution of the United States of America, these others are realizing that nothing permanently good can be accomplished without the wisdom and guidance of the one infinite divine Mind. As Christian Scientists, it is our sacred duty and our holy joy to assist in this work. Wherever we are, or whatever our human living conditions or surroundings may be, our share in this work is large and important—because of Christian Science. Each time we know the truth about God and man, each time we deny error and mentally replace it with this truth, as in the reading of the daily newspapers or advertisements in subways and trolleys, or in daily conversation, we are helping in this great, and wonderful, and far-reaching work. Each time we go to a small, seemingly unimportant committee meeting with our thought imbued with His holy presence, we are serving all humanity and helping to solve the problems of the world. Each time the belief of lameness, blindness, or any other deformity suggests itself to us on the crowded thoroughfares, right there in our thought we can refuse to admit as real those false mental images of man.

Our opportunities are great in Mind. They are bounded by no space, limited by no bank account, hindered by no phase of human living. "Desire is prayer," Mrs. Eddy tells us on page 1 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures;" and by using the laws of Spirit, we may touch and help to heal the needs of all humanity. We have for our use the true Science of Being. Does not the very thought of this call up a myriad of hitherto undreamed-of opportunities?

Christian Science gives us the opportunity of carrying our burden with inner grace, and getting rid of it. It gives us the opportunity of knowing our creator, of being with Him, of obeying His laws, of working in harmony with right spiritual progress and unfoldment. Christian Science gives us the opportunity of becoming acquainted with the depths of true knowledge through the study of the two masterpieces of knowledge—the Bible and Science and Health. It gives us the best in religion, the best in Science, the best and only true psychology, and true Christian metaphysics. It gives us the opportunity to distinguish between the real and the unreal, and to accept only the real. It gives us the opportunity of having the most radiant light on the cloudiest of days, of seeing and knowing the truth instead of believing in the lies of error, of being aware of the omnipresence of Life, of seeing man always as upright. It gives us the opportunity of being protected from the insidious suggestions about disease and sin, which mortal mind is flaunting blatantly before the world's thought or secretly whispering into the unwary ear. We are protected; for even though we should be cast into the lions' den, Love closes the lions' mouths, that others may behold the power of God. We may know that the claims of evil, however seemingly poisonous, cannot harm God's child.

In our own households—right where we are—may be our greatest opportunity. Mrs. Eddy says in "Miscellaneous Writings" (p. 204), "By purifying human thought, this state of mind permeates with increased harmony all the minutiæ of human affairs." As this is done, its results are indeed widespread. For instance, there was once in a certain household a maid who had come there full of resentment and bitterness because of racial prejudice. She beheld the spiritual victories in this household, due to Christian Science. She saw the love expressed by the members of this family to each other and to her as well, and she, together with some of her relatives, accepted Christian Science.

Christian Science itself is our greatest opportunity, and each morning we may awake to see it manifested to our thought, and may say with the Psalmist, "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."

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