Article May 12, 1945 Issue

Making a Start

BERTHA HAGSTEDT

The question of what one is going to do after the war is absorbing the attention of many on our fighting fronts, as well as on the home front. Some may have little idea what they wish to do, but thousands will have new aims and purposes and will desire to branch out into new lines of business, new activities. Before one makes a move, however, let him ask himself these searching questions: Will my future work be one of real service? How about my spiritual needs? Shall I have ample time for church attendance, and, if one is a student of Christian Science, time for study of the Bible and of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy? If he can answer these questions affirmatively, he is ready to begin; but let him always be sure to start with God as the basis for his thoughts and acts, since only thus can he succeed.

I recall with much gratitude an experience which unfolded to me a better sense of beginnings. My two small sons and I set out one day for the corner grocery. As we lived in a tropical country it was the custom for children to go barefoot much of the year. Upon leaving the store they pleaded to go on to the home of friends a few blocks distant. Upon arriving there we found to our disappointment that they were out. We were very weary, and the sun shone so brilliantly that the children complained they could not walk on the pavement, because it burned their feet. It was impossible to carry them both, and how to get home was a problem.

We remembered there was a little bench around the corner near an intersection, so we decided to go there for a moment's rest. I assured the children of God's loving care and told them that He always met our need, even in the smallest matters. After we had rested a few minutes, the voice of the tempter suggested: "Now you have told these children God would help them. What if He doesn't, and you have to walk home? They won't be so sure of God's love then." These aggressive suggestions were recognized for what they were and cast out immediately; then thought turned more expectantly to God.

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