Article December 18, 1954 Issue

THE HIGHWAY OF PEACE

ELLA H. HAY

How can we expect world peace while jealousy, greed, sensuality, and fear are evident in strife-torn homes, offices, and even churches?" is a reasonable question. But it should not cause despair, for Christian Science teaches that we should never limit the power of a single right thought to waken individuals and nations to the true understanding of God as divine Love, infinite Principle, and of man as His likeness. This understanding of God and man ensures a highway of peace through the length and breadth of human experience, blessing all mankind and fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah (35:8), "An highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness."

Mourning over lack of peace among individuals and nations has value only if the sorrow leads to constructive activity in overcoming the enemies of peace. Nehemiah mourned over the affliction of his people and the plight of Jerusalem. His mourning was constructive, for he obtained permission from the king to journey to Jerusalem to repair the wall.

Significant is Nehemiah's statement after arriving in Jerusalem (2:12), "Neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem." The men with him did not go about telling what he expected to do or mourning because error appeared rampant. Rather, they all worked faithfully until the wall was finished. Nehemiah's well-known words to his opponents (6:3), "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?" have given courage to many students of Christian Science to continue their warfare with evil beliefs until they have won the victory.

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