Article October 12, 1929 Issue

True Service

BERT V. ROBINSON

THOSE to whom the practicability of Christian Science has been revealed are fully assured that the understanding of God, divine Love, can be applied in everyday living to any particular task, with good and lasting results. As the true understanding of Love is applied, service takes on a higher and nobler outlook, a broader and deeper meaning; and a closer and more permanent relationship begins to manifest itself between those giving it and those receiving it.

While about his Father's business our Master was always kind, loving, and helpful. Ever obedient to the all-governing and ever operative divine Principle, Love, he was at all times rendering the service so much needed by those with whom he mingled. He knew what, centuries later, Mrs. Eddy declared in the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 224), that "a higher and more practical Christianity, demonstrating justice and meeting the needs of mortals in sickness and in health, stands at the door of this age, knocking for admission." As we, to-day, apply the rules of Christian Science to our problems, we find that in proportion to our understanding, our constancy of knowing and honesty of application, right adjustments take place.

In order to prove our understanding, we must be able in some degree to bring to others by thought, word, or action the timely aid, the needed succor, the practical deed which, as illustrated in the Master's parable of the good Samaritan, can be understood and appreciated, and which rouse dormant abilities to activity and usefulness. As in spiritual obedience we thus give, regardless of how slight our gift may seem to be, we should be grateful that we are enabled to be the channel through which God's goodness is made manifest to our neighbor

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