Article July 20, 1946 Issue

True Gratitude

JULIA K. DE WOLF

A Member of The Mother Church and also of one of its branches, while listening one Wednesday evening to the notices read from the desk, was reminded of the time when she was a nonmember and had listened to the notice regarding applications for church membership. For some time she had not realized the importance or need of church membership. This may have been because she was already getting so much good from her study of Christian Science and from church attendance. Her little daughter was being taught in the Christian Science Sunday School, and there had been several remarkable healings in the home, some through the loving work of a Christian Science practitioner, others through her own understanding of Truth. For all this she thought she was grateful. Not until two members of her family were rescued from what threatened to result in death was she awakened to the necessity of doing something to prove her gratitude to God for Christian Science.

From the Bible these words came to her (Matt. 5:16): "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." As she pondered Jesus' appeal, she realized that to be obedient to it she must place herself in a position where she could be of service to the Cause of Christian Science. This she knew meant church membership. So she prepared herself for this important step by becoming familiar with the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy and with her other writings, applying and putting into practice the truths they contained. She then took steps to become a member of the Church of Christ, Scientist feeling that she was being God-directed.

Since then the blessings received have been far greater than can ever be repaid, for they have included spiritual growth and unfoldment. Uniting with the Christian Science organization did not mean the elimination of problems to solve. But many helpful lessons have been learned in loyalty and steadfastness.

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