I am a student of Christian Science. I've dropped out a lot of times, but one never forgets the teachings, and, sooner or later, I always come back to the books: the Bible, and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
My approach right now is very much day to day, moment to moment. You could say my attitude is laissez faire. Laissez faire is a French expression which I understand to mean, "let do."
In my case, it's let God do.
My background is in liturgical Christianity. One of the things which attracted me to Christian Science almost 30 years ago is that its church services have not changed. The worship custom of the church I had been attached to had been changed radically in a very short time, and I felt bereft and even fearful. Christian Science was the same. It was comforting.
However, "comfort" must not give way to "stodgy." Nor must Christian Scientists draw back from confronting the miasma of conflicting thoughts about man and relationships and God which swirl around in various media with seeming authority.
I'm not a mathematician, but I'm in love with one; he's my dearest friend. We discuss quantum theory - well, he discusses, and I try to keep up. The first time it was explained to me, I thought: why, that's Christian Science!
If a scientist wishes to refute that, fine; but said scientist, if s/he's honest, will spend some serious time with Mrs. Eddy's textbook before dismissing it. You cannot make a decision about it immediately, any more than you can understand quantum mechanics immediately. But what's at stake is more than just interesting, it's vital: the definition of reality. And students of Christian Science will attest that if you get that reality thing down, it clears the deck for a lot of progress!
11 years ago
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