Editorial October 14, 1911 Issue

"ASK OF GOD"

Archibald McLellan

As we study the writings of Mrs. Eddy we cannot fail to note that she is continually admonishing Christian Scientists to turn to God, to seek divine guidance in each and every problem that presents itselt, rather than to depend upon fallible human personality. This divine guidance is what she ever sought for herself,—she could say with the psalmist, "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him."

It was, therefore, but consistent with Mrs. Eddy's own practice and faith, when her students, recognizing in her the one who had set their feet in the heavenly way, sought to make her their conscience, to place upon her the burden of decision as to the right or wrong of any question, that she should remind them of the counsel of St. James: "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him;" that she should strive to turn their gaze heavenward, to seek of God.

It seems, sometimes, that we must talk over our own particular perplexities with some one else, but he is our true friend who points us rather to the infiniteness of divine wisdom; that there is no problem that can confront Christian Scientists which is not possible of solution through the turning to divine Mind, the unchanging God whose ear is ever open to them that put their trust in Him, who ask aright, "nothing wavering." Where we are most likely to err is in thinking that it is only when sickness and sin beset us that we have any need to "ask of God;" but the same Principle that heals and saves is equally applicable, equally available for the solution of the problems which come to those who feel themselves responsible for the proper conduct of their local church affairs, yet make the mistake of leaning upon mortal judgment rather than omniscient and omnipotent Mind.

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