The
student of Christian Science can always be assured that as he seeks divine inspiration for healing, he is utilizing "the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man" that "availeth much.
In
his "Sesame and Lilies" Ruskin says: "This is the true nature of home—it is the place of Peace; the shelter, not only from all injury, but from all terror, doubt, and division.
Mortals
have ever striven for success, yet how little was known of its true nature and the right method of attaining it before the discovery of Christian Science!
It
is granted that young people of today, on the whole, are well prepared to serve, and that they possess versatility and eager enthusiasm; but some may believe that, in spite of this, there is no place for them.
May the God of peace be and abide in your midst, may brotherly love continue, and may this Church that has come out of much tribulation be built on the Rock of Truth and Love.
There
is a saying, sometimes attributed to Abraham Lincoln, but probably more rightly attributable to Rupertus Meldenius or to Philipp Melanchthon, which seems to constitute a good rule for harmonious co-operation.
When
Jesus responded to the appeal of Jairus on behalf of his dying child, his reply to the messenger, "Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole," included, we may notice, a rebuke to fear, a call to faith, and the promise of complete healing.
When, about thirteen years ago, I first had in my hand our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, I remember that although I understood very little of it, I could hardly keep from reading it and something indefinable drew me to it.
I first heard of Christian Science about 1902, and thought it to be merely a fad, but a friend invited me to attend a service at the little church in our town, which I did on the following Sunday.
Like
first faint rosy fingers of the dawnExploring the darkness of receding night,Hope, tenuous, expectant, reaching outTo God, foretells the coming of the light.
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