Article December 4, 1926 Issue

Our Mental Garden

ANNIE VAN NOPPEN

Any one who has ever had the joy of planting a garden knows that after the soil has been prepared and the seed put in and watered, there comes a time of just waiting. It will not do to dig into the soil to see if the seeds are germinating, or to put more seed in because we do not see quick results—we just wait. When the first green begins to break through the earth, there are a few plants ahead of the rest; but by close observation they may be found to be mere weeds.

The plants of the seed we have sown seem to grow slowly; but if we could look through the earth we would see that they are getting firmly established and sending out a strong network of roots. Later on, when the storms blow, they are not easily uprooted; and when there comes a time of drought, they do not readily perish. The reward, in the end, is beauteous blossoms and wholesome fruitage.

When we plant the seed of Truth, which Jesus said "is the word of God," there is no need of getting discouraged if we do not see immediate results. There comes a time of just waiting, watching, and praying. Right thinking is true prayer. Learning to think aright is learning to acknowledge only good. God is good ; and in His infinite love He has created all ; and, behold, it is "very good." Man is the creation of God, the image and likeness of God, good, the all-harmonious. Man, therefore, cannot reflect anything that is unlike God. These thoughts are the precious seeds we plant. But we must water our thought-garden with the streams of Love, and let the sunlight of faithful obedience shine upon it. Then just wait in prayer.

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