Article March 12, 1904 Issue

Compassion

GERTRUDE G. NEWTON.

Many times of late my thoughts have dwelt upon the compassion of Christ Jesus. In our early work in Christian Science, have we not found ourselves striving to abide by its letter, and in such an unbending spirit as to give out the impression that we were cold, hard-hearted, and unsympathetic? Perhaps if we examine carefully our state of thought we shall find that much of this may have been due to fear for ourselves,—fear that we would not be thought scientific by older Scientists, or that the world might not recognize us as Christian Scientists.

When we turn to the Christ way as found in the gospels, we learn that although Jesus fed the multitudes spiritually, he did not ignore their bodily want, but lovingly met it in a way that expressed a love which they were capable of appreciating at that stage of their growth.

Many helpful suggestions may be found if we study the account of the breakfast on the shore of the Galilean Sea. Christ Jesus had met and conquered death. Finding some of his disciples struggling with their labor problems, he did not suggest that they come to him and talk over spiritual matters, nor did he refer at this time to his victory, but he directed them how to work out the problem at hand. When this was accomplished, the mighty conqueror of the last enemy offered his disciples the breakfast which he had prepared for them. Let us gladly take his yoke upon us and learn of him, for he is "meek and lowly in heart."

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