From Glory to Glory

The answer to our everyday problems is in God, and His healing Christ is present everywhere, in all situations. We just have to be receptive to that presence.

I love the hymn in our hymnal, “From glory unto glory, be this our joyous song.” This is how we are to operate, from glory unto glory! I remember before understanding this, I used to go from problem to problem, and that would leave me feeling more discouraged, weaker, and maybe having more of a belief that there was a power other than God.

In Christian Science, when you have a healing, you grow stronger. You learn more of God’s power and presence. You become transformed each time, getting closer to Him. Therefore it is from glory to glory and from strength to strength. This is a wonderful blessing that we have in Science, the truth for all mankind.

A recent Bible Lesson was on the subject “God the Preserver of Man.” Years ago I looked up the definition of “preserver” in Webster’s 1828 dictionary — keeps safe, defends, upholds and sustains. This is what God does as He preserves us; He keeps us safe from injury and destruction; He defends us from evil; He upholds and sustains us; He saves us from decay and keeps us in a sound state; He defends us from any type of corruption.

These are wonderful things to think about. This is what God does, and as we think about it, we realize the angels of His presence are around us always. We can come through all kinds of things, whether it calls itself a hurricane, bad disease, or difficult family relationship. God’s presence and power is always there for us, to defend and sustain us, so we go from glory to glory, seeing His power work on our behalf in every situation.