Editorial April 28, 1945 Issue

A Noble Vocation

Paul Stark Seeley

The brief and unequivocal command of the Founder of Christianity to his followers, "Heal the sick," will be fully satisfied only when obedience thereto has annihilated, with the Christ-idea of Life, all sickness from the world. None of it originates with God. All of it can be abolished through, an understanding of God, His man, and His law. To bring to men this understanding and its healing power is the mission of Christian Science. The profession of a Christian Science practitioner, as one regularly engaged in healing the sick through an understanding of God, is now almost universally recognized as a high and worthy calling. It is acknowledged by the laws of many states and some nations.

Closely associated with the practitioner in this healing ministry is the Christian Science nurse, who fills an essential role in aiding the recovery of the sick. Many are those who recognize the debt of gratitude they owe to the patient, wise, and loving assistance of the young man or woman whose ministration helped to encourage, support, and make easier the way out of the wilderness of mental or physical woe to that higher sense of life where health is natural and affliction is found to be neither person, place, nor thing.

The vocation of a Christian Science nurse demands unselfed service based on love for God and man. Few vocations require so much self-surrender and deep, heartfelt willingness to give, and give, and give. Such a one must hourly exemplify the Master's statement, "I am among you as he that serveth," and must rejoice in the privilege that is his or hers to live and act the Golden Rule hour after hour and day after day.

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