Article March 4, 1933 Issue

Accepting

ARCHIBALD CAREY

Christian Science is teaching us how to accept the good which God gives His children. "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price." Jesus said, "Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy we read (p. 227), "Citizens of the world, accept the 'glorious liberty of the children of God,' and be free!"

There are certain definite rules which govern the acceptance of good. It is impossible truly to accept health without sacrificing belief in sickness, to accept abundance without giving up thoughts of poverty, to accept harmony and order without relinquishing discord and disorder. It is impossible to accept a scientific understanding of God and to express that understanding in intelligent, loving, right activity without at the same time abandoning ignorance, false standards, and mistaken concepts, and any plan of action which is based upon them.

When the revelation of Christian Science came to the eager thought of Mrs. Eddy she joyfully accepted it, and her entire experience was gradually transformed and exalted. As she went forward in her mission of presenting this truth to mankind, she found those who were ready to accept it, and they responded with a resulting change in their thought and activities. This truth today is presented to each one of us.

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