Article May 1, 1937 Issue

No Lack of Time

ETHEL PUTNAM

Every human being has at his disposal all the time there is. There are twenty-four hours in each day, and each of us has all of them. And yet, in no direction of thought has humanity so largely accepted the suggestion of limitation and lack as it has in regard to time. Even though the Christian Scientist is adequately equipped to correct this condition, he is apt to fall under the general mesmerism of hurry, and feel that he has not the time to handle the claim of lack of time! One may be tempted to wait for more leisure before facing this problem of belief in limited time, but delay is useless. A sense of leisure cannot come until we have conquered the sense of hurry.

When we feel most driven, most harassed by the sense of more to be done than we can possibly accomplish, then is the time to realize that the eternal God is never hurried, that divine Mind never directs us to do more than we can do, never gives conflicting orders. There is always the right thing for each one to do every moment. Divine Mind never pauses for an instant in its work of governing, and never makes mistakes. Then, what is the trouble? Either we do not hear, are not obedient, or else we confuse the suggestions of mortal mind with the divine directing. Our mistakes may include all three errors. One of the worst mistakes we may make is to accept as real false beliefs or claims. We are wont to affirm error and deny Truth.

If any one of us declared, "I have no health," "I have no strength," "I have no supply for daily needs," how should we expect to escape these conditions? Similarly, our misstatements about time accomplish what one might expect them to accomplish. The more we declare, "I have no time to study," "I am too busy to do the metaphysical work I need," the deeper we seem to be buried under the false claim.

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