Article April 14, 1945 Issue

Proper Timing under Divine Guidance

GLENN E. DOUGLAS

A businessman , becoming impatient at being delayed by traffic, found himself thinking, "I must hurry; my time is limited." Quickly recognizing that this sense of impatience, hurry, and limitation was wrong, he set about definitely to correct his thoughts through the application of Christian Science regarding this common occurrence.

He recalled the definition of "time" in the Glossary of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, which reads in part (p. 595): "Time. Mortal measurements; limits, in which are summed up all human acts, thoughts, beliefs, opinions, knowledge; matter; error." Was his need for more time? he reasoned. No, positively not! He did not need more limits, more matter, or more error. Then what was his need?

His attention was attracted to his automobile. How smoothly it ran! Regardless of the speed at which it was driven, each part functioned perfectly, without friction. Every movement was properly timed. Timing! That was the answer. He needed a better sense of timing, which to him meant the God-given ability to be at the right place at the right time, and to think and say the right thing when needed, without hurry, confusion, or waste of thought or effort.

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