Article April 20, 1957 Issue

AWAKE

ELLA H. HAY

The Apostle Paul writes (Eph. 5:14), "Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light." Do we yearn to have mankind awaken and accept the spiritual light which comes through Christ, Truth? Do we long to see the dream of pain and pleasure in matter cease? Where then shall we begin? With ourselves!

Everyone can prove through the study and practice of Christian Science that the understanding of man as the perfect child of God can awaken one now to his God-given heritage of joy, sinlessness, harmony, peace—to the recognition of all good. Man is not a mortal dreamer. He is the idea of Spirit, the manifestation of divine Mind, the expression of Soul. Reasoning from the basis of the perfection of man, made in God's likeness, we gain spiritual strength to resist the temptations of sickness, sin, and apathy.

Through the study and practice of Christian Science one learns to detect and reject mesmeric beliefs of apathy, indifference, and sensual pleasures and pains, which appear to hold him in bondage to so-called laws of matter. We help the world to awake by letting our light shine. Christ Jesus said (Matt. 5:16), "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

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