Article April 23, 1955 Issue

"GRACE FOR TO-DAY"

ETHEL P. HARRISON

The Apostle Paul tells us (Eph. 4:7) "Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ." Each one of us, therefore, has access to gracious qualities in the proportion that he is Christlike in nature. Now we are told that the Christ has "neither beginning of days, nor end of life" (Hebr. 7:3). This gift, then, belonged to man before the material concept of life began and will continue to be man's after the seeming mortal sense of things has passed into oblivion. It remains only for us in our daily routine to make use of this gift, to put spiritual graces to work for ourselves and others, thereby keeping ever in the light of the Christ.

The world today has much need of all the qualities of this divine gift of grace. Mankind often appear to be swollen with greed, sickening for power, and tempted beyond what they can withstand. Christian Science shows that this kind of man has never been, nor will he ever be, the man God made in His image and likeness. The mortal parades as an illusion of the material senses. This illusion has to be dispelled, as the mist hiding the sun is dispelled by the sun's rays. The rays of Truth, God, the source of man's spiritual light, dispel all illusions or misconceptions regarding man.

In her textbook. "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy gives us her spiritual sense of the Lord's Prayer, one line of which is, "Give us this day our daily bread" (Matt. 6:11). Her correlative to this is (p. 17), "Give us grace for to-day; feed the famished affections." This heavenly food satisfies those who are yearning for good, for God as nothing else can.

Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.

Send a comment to the editors
NEXT IN THIS ISSUE
Poem
FROM EARTH TO HEAVEN
April 23, 1955
Contents

We'd love to hear from you!

Easily submit your testimonies, articles, and poems online.

Submit