Be absent from the body; Walk by faith, not by sight?
Practically speaking, what do these words of St. Paul mean?
"We are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."
Here is my take - a distinction between materialism and spirituality:
Science practical? More faith in God than in man required
Was there ever a physical scientist who did not have faith in the basic assumptions of their science?
Christian Science is no different: