Article March 21, 1914 Issue

Watchfulness

MABEL SIMMONS

The writer has often been impressed with the wisdom which placed the Master's words on the cover of our Sentinel, "What I say unto you I say unto all, Watch." Surely, none knew so well as did Jesus the importance of watching, for though "in all points tempted like as we are," by being ever watchful and alert to detect the suggestions of error as error, he had overcome the temptations and thereby had grown stronger in his knowledge of God, so that he was "without sin."

A Christian Scientist finds it needful to watch his thought constantly, for ofttimes the tempter would convince us that we cannot realize God's presence and power now, or that we cannot realize the truth and work out our problems in our present environment, but must wait until it has changed in order to do our work in Science. Error sometimes argues that human sympathy with our work in Christian Science is needed, but the promise of Scripture reads, "I will not leave you comfortless." God's tender love and comfort are ever at hand, if we will but "be still, and know."

Does the tempter try to convince us of the reality or existence of friction or discord in our home, our business, or in our church? Here we have an opportunity to prove our faith in divine Love and power by our works, and by knowing that there cannot be friction or discord between any of God's children, the reflections of the one Mind. Can we as God's children entertain anything but a thought of love and peace for all of God's ideas? Christian Science teaches us clearly that God is governing all of His children in perfect harmony, and that there is neither reality nor power in discord of any kind. Again, we may be tempted to believe in physical discord and our inability to overcome it, but if we are alert to the truth we shall know that "with God all things are possible," and that, as we read on page 393 of Science and Health, we are able to "rise in the strength of Spirit to resist all that is unlike good. God has made man capable of this, and nothing can vitiate the ability and power divinely bestowed on man."

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