Article February 20, 1960 Issue

THE GOLIATH OF MORTAL SENSE DESTROYED

MISCHA LHEVINNE

In the encounter between David and Goliath, David, though at that time not a warrior, represented the armies of Israel, and Goliath, a champion warrior, represented the armies of the Philistines. We are told (I Sam. 17:50), "David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him."

The stone which David used may be likened to an understanding of God's power and presence which is adequate to destroy any discordant condition that may appear to be a Goliath in our human experience.

The writer had a problem to meet which loomed up like a Goliath. One of his fingers was hurt in an accident. Because he was a concert pianist, this calamity made him feel as though the whole world had dropped from under his feet, so to speak. Although he was a student of Christian Science, great fear and discouragement took such complete possession of him that he contemplated suicide.

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