Article December 12, 1936 Issue

Mental Lifeguards

[Written Especially for Young People]

LILLIAN CURRY RIGG

A group of middle-western tourists was visiting a Pacific Ocean beach for the first time. The younger members of the party eagerly sought advice from one of the lifeguards on the beach as to the best mode of swimming in the ocean.

He said: "Don't be afraid of the tossing waves; relax and know that each one will disappear, but be careful that they don't pull you under. Some that look small have an undertow. It would be best for you to stay within sight of me; I'm always here to help you!"

A thoughtful member of the group sat down on the sand for a few minutes to marvel at the great expanse of motion. Spontaneous gratitude filled her thought that in Christian Science we have our mental lifeguards always at hand. How like the sea of error, or evil, was this sea of foaming waves! And then she thought: In Christian Science we reason in much the same way as the lifeguard advised. We should be unafraid, but at the same time watchful of innocent-looking little waves of error that might pull us away from Truth without our knowing it. Keep in sight of God, our ever-present help.

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