Editorial December 31, 1955 Issue

PREPARATION FOR THE FEAST

Harold Molter

On the night before their departure from the slavery in Egypt, the children of Israel celebrated a solemn feast called the Passover. They were told that they should keep forever the feast of the Passover to memorialize the freedom which the Jewish nation attained under the guidance of Moses, God's humble servant. It was this feast of deliverance which Jesus celebrated with his disciples before his betrayal by Judas.

Christian Scientists have many opportunities through Christian Science to celebrate with feasting their continuing deliverance from the bondage of materiality. Mary Baker Eddy described the nature of this feasting in a Christmas message to her household in which she wished for them a feast at the table of Soul and a famine of the material senses. Among the spiritual feasts of which Christian Scientists partake are our church services and other activities, including our Lesson-Sermons in the Christian Science Quarterly, our lectures, class instruction, and association meetings.

The true enjoyment of these feasts and the lasting benefits which come from them can only be gained through proper preparation. This preparation is not material; it is mental and spiritual. In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" our Leader writes (p. 272), "The spiritual sense of truth must be gained before Truth can be understood."

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