Editorial July 26, 1930 Issue

Drawing on God

Violet Ker Seymer

FROM the lips of the Psalmist fell this humble, childlike prayer: "Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort." Evidently he felt the need of renewed guidance and longed to be at-one with some mighty power on which he might draw in every difficult hour. Pride did not prevent him from acknowledging his need, and spiritual sense, banishing fear, assured him of perpetual supply.

Every individual needs spiritual enlightenment, health, sound morals, good judgment, fellowship, and many other attainable conditions and qualities; but the mortal is apt to seek them within himself, within physicality. Now the effect of Christian Science is to turn thought and desire from finite matter to infinite Mind; therefore Christian Scientists continually draw on God, good, for renewed inspiration, patience, courage, fidelity, and joyfulness.

Mind reveals itself through its ideas, teeming, ever present, all-sufficient; and we should perpetually claim our right to know, utilize, and be governed by the specific spiritual idea which is required to inspire our decisions and guide our actions on all occasions. These true ideas mediate between Mind and the human need, and they neutralize erroneous thoughts. As we utilize these ideas, error ceases to make "the whole head . . . sick, and the whole heart faint."

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