Article May 1, 1915 Issue

"Consider the lilies"

ISABEL A. MADGE

I have been impressed many times with the silent sermons preached to us by our sweet flower friends, and I have surely learned that they are messengers of good. As Mrs. Eddy says in Science and Health (p. 240), "The floral apostles are hieroglyphs of Deity." Too often their quiet example is unheeded by hurrying mortals, but occasionally, as in the following incident, the lesson is too clear to pass unnoticed.

We had a daffodil bulb which bloomed freely during the winter, giving us all much pleasure. When, however, all signs of blossoming were over, we relegated it to the cellar, thinking it of no further use. Some weeks later we chanced to look at it, and were surprised to discover a beautiful flower. This brave blossom had come to perfection in a dark place, deprived of fresh air, light, and water. About that time I had come to a place in life's pathway where failure and disappointment, among other troubles, loomed very large and seemed very real, overshadowing the truths taught in Christian Science, and seeming to render them vague and unreal. It seemed as if my blossoming for the time being had been cruelly checked, when this little flower aroused me to the truth. It seemed silently to say, "If I, shut off from what are considered three great essentials of flower life, can grow to such a sweet result, need you falter?"

The lesson was learned. Discouragement vanished, and I felt a fresh sense of gratitude for Christian Science. This lesson brought a new blessing, proving true our Leader's words (Science and Health, p. 60), "Soul has infinite resources with which to bless mankind."

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