Editorial November 15, 1958 Issue

NOT IN VAIN

Harold Molter

When assailed by conditions which seem burdensome or by problems which appear to be insurmountable, the Christian Scientist should view them as a challenge to prove his dominion as a son of God. He works earnestly and persistently to gain a clear understanding of the basic fact of Christian Science: that God, Spirit, is omnipresent and omniscient and that His eternal laws, governing all existence, are as supreme on earth as they are in heaven.

The Apostle Paul gives us this advice (I Cor. 15:58): "My beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."

After the crucifixion of Jesus and before his resurrection, his disciples undoubtedly felt, at least to a degree, that his work as well as theirs must have been in vain. They had learned to do mighty works while he was with them, for we are told (Luke 9:6), "They ... went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where." Yet, thinking that the Master's career was closed, they returned to their fishing nets at the very period when he was making his mightiest demonstration—his proof of supreme power over hatred and death.

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