Article March 22, 1947 Issue

Claim the Blessing!

EUGENE M. KOZIN

A Christian Scientist in the armed forces who had not been home for many months was given a thirty-six-hour pass. He immediately made arrangements to visit his home. However, upon receiving the pass, he found that it did not permit him to travel the distance which his visit would require. He was told that this was a small matter; that he should disregard the regulations and go, for it was most unusual for a trainee such as he to receive a pass for this duration.

The arguments of error were many, and he found himself at the railroad station. While he was waiting for the train, the struggle continued. Finally he realized that since he was desirous of having the divine protection of Principle, he must live according to Principle, and that in human experience this called for obedience to the human law.

Having seen the right way, he returned to camp, grateful for this moral courage. Here his comrades chided him for his folly in permitting such an opportunity to pass. As he lay on his bunk listening to his fellows, disappointment and self-pity crept into consciousness. He turned to God, and soon the story of Jacob's struggle at Peniel came to thought, especially Jacob's words to the angel (Gen. 32:26), "I will not let thee go except thou bless me."

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