Article January 3, 1931 Issue

Sure Rewards

ELMA S. WHITMORE

"Sure reward of righteousness" is an inspiring marginal heading on page 203 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. What a measureless vista it opens up! The seeker for improved conditions in any kind of human experience cannot measure the efficacy of Christian Science merely by his willingness to ask for or to receive healing, but by his attaining to righteousness and the spiritual ability to accept and use the truths that Christian Science teaches. In other words, one earns these sure rewards in proportion to his persistent endeavor to gain an advancing rightness or perfection of thought.

One who may be entertaining sickly thoughts learns in Christian Science that vigorous, constructive, positive thoughts of Truth will banish from human experience the mortal beliefs of discouragement, fear, limitation, inaction, and sickness. In like manner, one who has allowed himself to become the victim of sinful thoughts must realize that a sinful act can never occur unless human thought first accepts the suggestion that sin is either profitable, necessary, or pleasurable; and in contradistinction he then finds and proves that peace, prosperity, and happiness can be earned through purified thought and scrupulous honesty, thus wiping out vain remorse and self-condemnation.

The lame man spoken of in Acts, who lay at the Beautiful gate of the temple, besought of Peter and John an alms, a temporary relief for his present need; but Peter, seeing beyond the beggar's seemingly crippled, dependent state of consciousness, by the vigorous command, "Rise up and walk," enabled the latter to lift his thought to a higher and more active recognition of good and thereby earn his freedom from his old affliction; and the record states that he obediently arose and entered with the disciples into the temple, "walking, and leaping, and praising God." No gradual healing is recorded here, but the quick awakening and sure reward of a consciousness flooded with the liberating truth.

Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.

Send a comment to the editors
NEXT IN THIS ISSUE
Article
Growth
January 3, 1931
Contents

We'd love to hear from you!

Easily submit your testimonies, articles, and poems online.

Submit