Article April 25, 1925 Issue

"In every thing give thanks"

HELEN HIXON

A young boy, who had attended a Wednesday evening testimony meeting in a Christian Science church for the first time, commented to a friend, "Wasn't it strange that every one who spoke kept saying, 'I'm so grateful'?"

To the thought unused to expressing gratitude for the blessings that come to the humble every day, this attitude of constant thankfulness on the part of Christian Scientists does at first seem strange. Mankind is so much in the habit of taking for granted all the good that is bestowed so freely and continually "on the just and on the unjust," that it does not stop so often as it should to be grateful even for the freshness of the morn, for the bud, the tree, the singing bird, for the ability to see the glory of a sunset, to hear the voices of loved ones, and to take part in the day's activities. Rather is it likely to complain of the heat or the cold, of too much or too little rain, of the burden of toil, and to sigh for material joys which seem to be denied it.

This is the viewpoint which surely, though sometimes slowly, gives way before the growing understanding of the allness of God, good, and the nothingness of evil, gained through a study of the Bible as interpreted by Christian Science. As thought begins to dwell more and more on God, and to recognize all the good that comes to us and surrounds us as the reflection of His omnipotent goodness, we shall see less and less of evil, and lack, and unhappiness, until their absolute nothingness is realized.

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