To those who yearn for strength whereby to carry on an active existence with no sense of fatigue, Christian Science gives the answer. This Science comes to assure each and every one that he can obey the Biblical command (Isa. 51:9), "Awake, awake, put on strength."

To the weak and heavy-laden often comes the question, "How can truth be made practical in my life so that I can accomplish rightful tasks without a resultant sense of fatigue?" The answer rings out, "By the true understanding of Christliness as explained in Christian Science and by application of the rules laid down by this Science."

Through Christian Science we learn that God, divine Mind, the source of all good, impartially supplies every needful quality to His idea, man. The Bible bears out the truth of this statement. David said of God (I Chron. 29:12), "Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all."

Strength is a quality of the divine Mind and therefore is as infinitely present as intelligence, wisdom, or love. The clear recognition that strength, like health, is a state of consciousness has an effect on the body. We read in Proverbs that as one "thinketh in his heart, so is he" (23:7). Whatever we cherish in thought is expressed in our experience. If we cherish an unlimited sense of spiritual strength, it is bound to be manifested on the body.

One who understands the fact that man, the image and likeness of God, has at his command every spiritual quality, cannot be the dupe of a falsehood calling itself ignorance, dullness, weakness, depletion, or fatigue. When the suggestion comes that one has overworked and thus he must be tired or that some illness has drained his strength, this suggestion must be promptly met with scientific denial. One must realize that consciousness cannot be mesmerized into believing that strength is in body and therefore can be lost from body or that one can be punished because he has been active.

If we assume that the abiding place of strength is in the flesh, we reap the results of incorrect thinking. Mary Baker Eddy tells us in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (pp. 485, 486): "To say that strength is in matter, is like saying that the power is in the lever. The notion of any life or intelligence in matter is without foundation in fact, and you can have no faith in falsehood when you have learned falsehood's true nature."

How often has one who is carrying out a heavy schedule heard the well-intentioned advice to let go of human endeavors and go to sleep. Are we to believe that only through such relaxation we can regain the strength which we believe has been lost from the body and thus resume our daily round of tasks? Cessation of action is mortal mind's feeble and ineffectual way of overcoming fatigue. Our beloved Leader says in "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" (p. 165), "Human reason becomes tired and calls for rest." And she continues, "Goodness and benevolence never tire." As we endeavor to gather strength for the next tasks, we need to examine our thoughts. Normal rest is natural and desirable. There should be no condemnation if we lie down or rest for a time, but what we are thinking during this pause is most important.

In Love alone do we find true refreshment and rest. We may not need to stop our activity, but we do need to stop and examine our thinking. When we gain a clear perception of man as God's reflection, a limited sense of strength vanishes into its native nothingness, and we prove Truth's dominion over the belief of limited action. One who is conscious of spiritual truths cannot at the same time be conscious of weariness.

Mrs. Eddy tells us (Science and Health, p. 512), "Spirit is symbolized by strength, presence, and power, and also by holy thoughts, winged with Love." Here, then, is our remedy for fatigue. If we wish to express true strength, we must do deep, systematic thinking to rout boredom, apathy, and the beliefs of time, age, decrepitude, and the like. Christ Jesus implied the true meaning of strength when he said (Luke 10:27), "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength."

A student of Christian Science found herself burdened by extreme exhaustion and strain. She not only operated a full-time business, but also kept house, talked to schools, made radio appearances, edited books for other writers, and wrote books herself. Some nights when she returned home from her office, where the work had been piled high on her desk, it was with extreme effort that she prepared dinner and took up her outside editing duties.

One day, when the holidays were approaching and she was faced with a busy season both at home and at the office, fatigue threatened. She did not see how it was humanly possible to meet her deadlines and keep going without dire consequences. But instead of stopping her work or neglecting her duties, she took herself in hand and examined her thinking. She found that she talked to others about the many tasks she had to perform and that she held them constantly before herself. She saw that she was believing that she herself was doing it all, that the responsibility of the business and of the running of her home was upon her shoulders.

She knew that the false suggestion of debility could only be mastered through a clearer understanding of God, the source of all right thinking. She realized then that a successful business, the management of a home, or any other tasks that were hers to do, were secondary, that the most important thing was the spiritualization of her thought. As she kept before her the truth that the activity of man is but the reflection of the action of God, divine Mind, and is therefore harmoniously controlled by Him, she found herself doing the right things at the right time and doing them with ease. She was able to work from early morning until late at night, and she accomplished what seemed to others to be a tremendous amount of work. She awoke from the false sense of fatigue and obediently "put on strength."

The results of scientific thinking are true accomplishment and a zest for living. Each day belongs to God. Man lives to glorify Him. When we listen to wisdom, it will tell us what to do and when to do it. In this way we can accomplish much more than we could do by human outlining, and we can accomplish it with pleasure and without fatigue.