Article October 7, 1922 Issue

"Take heed what ye hear"

CARRIE SHREWSBURY

In the affairs of everyday life, good is plentiful and is ever at hand. We have but to look for, recognize, and grasp the good, and then see to it "that no man take thy crown." Webster defines crown as "a reward of victory ... given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort." When, by faithful effort, we may have obtained our reward, our next privilege is to keep or hold fast that which is good. Be not robbed of the joy of having found God, good. This precious possession must be zealously guarded. On one occasion, the Master admonished his students, "Take heed what ye hear: ... unto you that hear shall more be given." He also said, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." Jesus began the parable of the sower, as given in the fourth chapter of Mark, with the words, "Hearken; Behold." These words preface a sudden stillness; and prepare thought for contemplation, a readiness and willingness to listen to the words about to be spoken.

The psalmist sang, "Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in." In healing sin or sickness, it is necessary that the patient's thought be lifted to hear the words of Spirit; and with the coming in of their glory shall come joy, health, happiness, peace, a renewed state of mind, and a healthy body.

Let every individual examine the spiritual quality of his understanding as to how he hears, and "take heed" as to what he hears, that the ground may be prepared for the grain. This grain will later yield abundant fruit, as the weeds and stones are removed from the soil, and the seed is safeguarded that it may fall on good ground, and not by the wayside, where it has no care. As we guard the mental realm daily, hourly, we exclude the evil suggestions that try to enter. Our Leader, Mrs. Eddy, tells us in "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" (p. 210), "There is no door through which evil can enter, and no space for evil to fill in a mind filled with goodness."

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