Article April 21, 1934 Issue

Work

LYMAN S. ABBOTT

"The song of Christian Science is, 'Work—work—work—watch and pray,'" writes Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, on page 2 of her Message to The Mother Church for 1900. It is significant that first in the list of required activities she placed work, and then, to give it additional emphasis, repeated the word twice.

When one first becomes interested in Christian Science and perhaps has had an instantaneous healing, he rightly feels that he has found the "pearl of great price." Should he mistakenly assume that he may now sit down in idleness and let the manifold blessings of God fall into his lap, he will inevitably be disillusioned. There is work for him to do that he may continue to reap the benefits of his new-found faith. He must gain a spiritual understanding of the Christ, Truth, which has healed him; and this requires earnest study of the Bible and of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."

In any line of human endeavor it is axiomatic that one must work persistently and consistently to achieve success. It is no less so for the successful demonstration of the truth taught in Christian Science. There is no short cut to a demonstrable understanding of the truth which heals; but there is a royal road to it through patient, persistent study and application of the truths found in the Bible and in the inspired writings of our Leader.

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