Editorial March 9, 1957 Issue

THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE

Harold Molter

MANKIND today is looking toward the future, hoping for the establishment of a better world in the days to come. But the hopes of men are tinged with fear that days of peace and plenty for all may be afar off and that discord, war, and calamities must first abound before human betterment will be established. Predictions of the future are often freely and carelessly offered, sometimes lifting and at other times lowering the morale of the people.

Many people pin their hope on the future. They say, "Tomorrow I will feel better," or, "Tomorrow I will have a more successful day." But our experience is always in the present. Our interest and activity, therefore, for building a better future should always be in our making the most of today rather than in outlining the future on the basis of mere human guesswork, idle hope, or unscientific predictions of others.

Christian Science teaches that the best preparation for a successful future is to look to God for guidance and to work, watch, and pray in the present. Our best means for the assurance of good in the future lies in our establishing ourselves on the rock of Christ, the true idea of being. Our necessity is to listen constantly for God's direction as it comes to us through the Christ—His divine message.

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