Article December 22, 1934 Issue

"Glory to God in the highest"

LILLIAN M. MC CULLOUGH

To the Christian world Christmas comes as an annual event commemorating the birth of Jesus. The Christian world in general looks eagerly forward to this happy time, laying aside its seeming burdens and manifesting a greater sense of brotherly love. Every truly progressive step toward the banishment of human want and woe is a step more spiritual and indicates the coming of the time when "the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea." We rejoice, therefore, and are grateful for the happiness which mankind experiences in celebrating Christmas.

To the student of Christian Science, Christmas has a deep and far-reaching significance. More than an annual season of rejoicing and good cheer, it pertains to a state of consciousness which he strives to attain and reflect throughout each day of the year. "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men," was the song of angels heralding the birth of the Saviour, and this refrain has echoed down the centuries to our own day—a prayer in the heart of every sincere follower of the Way-shower.

As the Wisemen were led by the star in the East to the house where the child Jesus lay, so we in this age have been shown the way of salvation through Christian Science, the teachings of which illumine the pathway from a mortal sense of existence up to the real and spiritual. "The star of Bethlehem is the star of Boston, high in the zenith of Truth's domain, that looketh down on the long night of human beliefs, to pierce the darkness and melt into dawn," writes our Leader on page 320 of "Miscellaneous Writings." To the humble hearts waiting to receive them, spiritual ideas are constantly imparted from the divine Mind, bringing peace, joy, and healing. Whatever the human need may seem to be, there is always an angel thought at hand to give us the needed strength, courage, and unfoldment. These spiritual messengers point out the way of freedom and salvation.

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