Article May 14, 1904 Issue

"Ask, and ye shall receive"

JEANNETTE K. NORTON.

"Let us unite in silent prayer."

I wonder if these words, as they are used in the Christian Science service, ever fell upon the ear of a searcher for truth and light,—for a practical, comforting religion,—with the pulsating harmony with which they fell upon mine. It seemed like a benediction, the descent on the little congregation of the real "peace of God, which passeth all understanding" for all seemed so happy and cheerful.

I had come from a faithful service of many years, in an old line church. For a long time I had felt unsatisfied and had repeated creed and prayers without thinking much of their meaning, and with a longing for comfort, for some tangible support to lean upon in my daily life. That night I found it, and during the moments of silence my heart went out with love and gratitude to God. As the first beam of truth lighted my soul, it answered "not my will, but thine."

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