WHEN
there is "abomination of desolation" to the material senses, when our world seems falling about us, when the problem personal or collective looms large before us, then is the moment to see what it is that really stands in the holy place.
The
Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Colossians showing the need for conscientious sincerity in all service, admonished them as follows, "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ," One who understands this assurance, "Ye serve the Lord Christ," performs the various tasks of the daily round with grace and gratitude, thus bringing into his experience the joy of loving service to God and his fellow man.
An
inspiring story is recorded, in the third chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, of the healing of a lame man "at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful.
It has been my privilege to watch a primary class in a Christian Science Sunday School develop into an obedient, orderly, and consecrated little group of Christian Scientists.
A Bacteriologist
on the faculty of a well-known university was once responsible for the statement that an epidemic of influenza was under way which had already reached the stage where it might have been termed pandemic, rather than epidemic.
I too want to express my sincere gratitude for the many blessings that I have experienced since taking up the study of Christian Science, nine years ago.
with contributions from David Wayland Charlton, Henry Geerlings, Pathfinder, John A. Mackay, James Reid, Alvin A. Snesrud, William T. Ellis, Robert H. Harper
[David Wayland Charlton, in the Christian Advocate, Cincinnati, Ohio] Waiting in silence does not seem to be regarded as a virtue in our modern world.
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with contributions from David Wayland Charlton, Henry Geerlings, Pathfinder, John A. Mackay, James Reid, Alvin A. Snesrud, William T. Ellis, Robert H. Harper