Article June 30, 1928 Issue

"Grace for to-day"

MARGARET VOGT SIDDALL

In the interpretation of the Lord's Prayer, on page 17 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mrs. Eddy gives the spiritual interpretation of the line, "Give us this day our daily bread," as, "Give us grace for to-day; feed the famished affections."

Some of the definitions of "grace" are "faith," "humility," "patience," "kindness," "forgiveness," "love," and "meetness for the office of an apostle," an apostle being defined as "a person sent to execute some important business." Are not we, every one of us as Christian Scientists, "sent to execute some important business;" the business, indeed, of reflecting our heavenly Father? And how can we better reflect Him than through the exercise of the Christian graces?

Jesus lays great stress on the value of the right kind of faith—that active, living faith which knows and understands that God is the only power; that childlike faith which knows no doubt, but clings unfalteringly to good. This is the faith which removes mountains of difficulties—

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