THAT WHICH IS, IS

"The desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose." (Isa 35:1) Spiritually discerned, the desert can be thought of as a mental landscape symbolizing mortal thought. It is barren and does not promise much hope. It is full of the prickly cactus of envy, and scorpions sting of hatred, the rattlesnake's injection of disappointment and death, but Isaiah goes on to promise that "It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: ... they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God." We do not have to accept this unattractive mental environment.

"Therefore in Spirit all is harmony, and there can be no discord; all is Life, and there is no death." (S&H 331:15-16) Love is the Cause of all that is permanent, and there is nothing else. "Earth has little light or joy for mortals before Life is spiritually learned." (S&H 548:12-13) The individual I with its fear, hatred, and jealousy is inflated and dangerous only to those who hold onto these thoughts. Those who prefer the desert or wilderness of mortal thought to the light and inspiration found in Christianity or Christian Science, which are one, harm themselves only.

"Everything in God's universe expresses Him." (S&H 331:16) God's universe is not apparent to human sense. We must cleanse ourselves of the dross or qualities of mortal mind -- such as envy, hatred, malice, jealousy, revenge. That which is, IS, and that which is not never will be.