Day 69: Doubt Evil

130:7-131:11

A quick read but several ideas came to mind. The first line I marked is:

It is vain to speak dishonestly of divine Science, which destroys all discord, when you can demonstrate the actuality of Science. It is unwise to doubt if reality is in perfect harmony with God, divine Principle, --if Science, when understood and demonstrated, will destroy all discord,--since you admit that God is omnipotent; for from this premise it follows that good and its sweet concords have all-power.

Vanity is an interesting word for Mary Baker Eddy to use. One definition is empty but others include the words pride and deceit. I think all all work equally well in conveying the meaning of the paragraph. A student's issue with Christian Science may be one or all three, or something else entirely. I never felt free enough to delve beyond the work supplied or its most-obvious implied meaning before this reading.

The next:

Laboring long to shake the adult's faith in matter and to inculcate a grain of faith in God,--an inkling of the ability of Spirit to make the body harmonious,--the author has often remembered our Master's love for little children, and understood how truly such as they belong to the heavenly kingdom.

And then:

to be astounded at the vigorous claims of evil and doubt them

That's where I should be. That's my goal.