People who hear about Christian Science always seem to get around to this question… “If God did not create evil, where did it come from?” That’s like asking “If the law of math doesn’t create computational errors, where do  they come from?” My answer is simple. “Nowhere. When the law of math corrects the error, where does the mistake go?” It never existed as a thing to be feared or utilized. Once the figures are correctly combined, the error is gone “back to it’s native nothingness,”in the words of Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer of this phenomenal Science of Being. There are no old errors or sudden errors… there is no error whatsoever in God’s spiritual creation, therefore none in the human realm.. “In earth as it is in heaven.”

I suffered with Sunday depression for over 20 years.  I would have healed it as those trained in Christian Science know how to do, but I somehow never saw it as an evil threat, I simply accepted it as me.  That’s how the suggestion of evil hides– as out own thought. When it hit, I would usually seek solitude, winding up alone in a dark room, weeping for no reason. Other times I would leave the family and drive for hours seeking relief from classical music on the radio. Oddly enough I never expected the disorder, never thought “oh no, it’s Sunday again.”  Since it didn’t have a name and wasn’t popularized in TV ads, I had no idea it was called depression. As a Christian metaphysician I had healed lots of cases of mental disturbance in children and adults, but not in my own case. So on a Sunday after church about 15 years ago, I felt the onset of this debilitating condition. It seemed to engulf me like a tsunami and I barely had the wherewithal to mentally exclaim, “God help me!”  In a moment I was totally dragged down by it, and had no will to do anything about it.  But my plea “God help me!” was not unheard. In a moment the still small voice of God spoke to my consciousness, “Peter, say ‘I am God’s spiritual idea, you are not me, not my voice.” But in my mental state I lashed out with an audible NO!” A moment later God again commanded me with the exact same message. Desperate for relief I said the words by rote. They meant nothing. Then the command came again the third time, “Peter, say ‘I am God’s cherished son. You are not me, you are not my voice.'” That did it. I spoke His words enthusiastically and found myself literally whisked out of that pit into my proper sense of self. It happened so fast, I can only liken it to a sky-high elevator carrying me at the speed of light. Immediately I  was happy and refreshed, ready for family activities. That was 15 years ago and the so-called depression which had been my Sunday bane for 23 years was destroyed, never to appear in my life again.

Many people think Christian Science is an “ology” or “ism.” Neither one. It is the key to the Kingdom of God within. The “Comforter” promised by Christ Jesus. It doesn’t pretend evil isn’t real, it proves the ever-presence of God, good, dispelling all suggestion of evil. That’s because evil has no source, therefore no power. If evil or its various names Satan, devil etc were real, it would have power and would have thrown Jesus off the pinnacle instead of suggesting that He jump. Get free of suggestions like depression or any other disorder. If you don’t want to call a Christian Science Practitioner, find and read the CS Textbook “Science and Health with Key to the Scripture” by Mrs. Eddy. You might find what I found– that “Love [God] is universal in it’s adaptations and bestowals.”