What I like most about Christian Science is that it is provable. It is not about reading and repeating a lot of theories; it is a demonstrable religion. The demonstration is actually simple. It does not require a higher education, but it requires an absolute reliance on God and His loving guidance, and of course, a pure state of mind. What I mean by a pure state of mind is letting nothing but Love fill my heart at all times and in every situation.

Among all the ways we have to express God, my experience has proved to me that love is the most powerful, and it defines God the most. As Mrs. Eddy said, “Love alone is Life,” and “Life is God.” When we love, we are expressing God; and when we stop loving, we have stopped living. It is as simple as that. Also, we cannot pick and choose whom to love. God did not give us that choice. We must love everyone equally as children of God, regardless of the picture error sometimes parades before us. When we love, we do not just help ourselves, but at the same time we help the other individuals to change in character and in thinking. Then they become better neighbors, friends, and relatives.

I have witnessed love in operation, and I can testify that it can make the worst person you’ve ever known into the most loving person you have dreamed of. On countless occasions, I have conquered the most severe hate and opposition with love. I know it is hard sometimes to do, but I strive every day to be more loving and compassionate in every encounter with people. I know my life will be nothing if I’m not using it to bless my fellow man, and there is no better way than expressing my love in thoughts and in deeds.

Benjamin Ndukwe