Editorial May 18, 1957 Issue

SQUARING OUR ACCOUNTS

Harold Molter

It is the general practice in the conduct of a business to keep a record of income and expenditures and to balance the books annually or more frequently. In doing this, the owner of the business keeps a check on the financial condition of the organization and also learns the amount of funds available to pay outstanding bills. In business the term "squaring accounts" refers to this process of balancing the books and also to the settling of one's obligations.

It is important that the individual square his accounts by fulfilling his obligations without delay in all of his daily relationships and activities. Mary Baker Eddy writes (Message to The Mother Church for 1902, p. 17), "It is wise to be willing to wait on God, and to be wiser than serpents; to hate no man, to love one's enemies, and to square accounts with each passing hour."

In order to settle our accounts daily and hourly, we must take stock of our mental assets to see what we have on hand, what our obligations are, and how we can pay our debts. The business of true living calls for a clear understanding of God on the part of the individual. It calls for the constant recognition of Him as Spirit, as the source of all form, action, resources, and as the preserver and maintainer of His perfect spiritual creation.

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