Young people who have accepted Christian Science for themselves have before them the fine opportunity of a lifetime of service to God, of seeing the allness of Spirit and the nothingness of matter, and of proving that the kingdom of heaven, harmony, is demonstrable in human experience by the destruction of evil, sin, disease, and death.

The world is thirsting for signs of the omnipotence of good, God, and for proofs that the discords of corporeal sense are unreal. What finer contribution can young people make to mankind's progress than to dedicate their lives to lifting the thought of the world above bondage to materialistic beliefs, which have led it to the verge of self-destruction?

As a journalist, the writer has interviewed hundreds of people from Asia and Africa—thinking people who are helping to run their countries—and among them all he has found a longing for the facts of spiritual being and for an understanding of omnipotent good which can break down limitation. They are unprejudiced minds. Are we ready to feed such hungry hearts as these —and there are millions like them—with the assurance of God's love and abundance, with the spiritual facts of being, which show harmony, health, joy, and satisfaction to be permanent realities, and death, disease, and discord to be nonentities?

Mrs. Eddy asks this question in "Miscellaneous Writings" (p. 177): "Will you give yourselves wholly and irrevocably to the great work of establishing the truth, the gospel, and the Science which are necessary to the salvation of the world from error, sin, disease, and death?" Christian Scientists should have no hesitancy in answering, "Yes!" The world's need is great, and they are the only ones equipped with the practicable, demonstrable understanding of Truth, which can meet mankind's needs.

An affirmative reply can be given irrespective of human parentage, environment, education, supply, or ambition. Human circumstances or conditions have no hold over spiritual activity, which is motivated by love for God and man, gratitude for Christian Science, and a humble desire to do God's will.

There should be no half-heartedness about our dedication to Christian Science and no diffidence about our sharing this Science with others, for it is the religion of divine Love and the way to eternal Life. It is the only religion which stands firmly on the allness of God, good, and the consequent nothingness of evil. Salvation can be obtained only through demonstrating this Science of Christianity.

Having seen that Christian Science gives us the tools with which to work out our salvation from sin, disease, and death, that it is the panacea for all fleshly ills, and that it is the pathway to freedom from materialistic bondage, we cannot in true conscience keep it to ourselves. Mrs. Eddy tells us (Science and Health, p. 570): "Millions of unprejudiced minds—simple seekers for Truth, weary wanderers, athirst in the desert—are waiting and watching for rest and drink. Give them a cup of cold water in Christ's name, and never fear the consequences."

Why fear the results? Love, gratitude, humility, and a desire to share good are motives which have their own spiritual power, helping to overcome resistance and to awake the spark of receptivity to spiritual good, which is present in everyone.

Do we feel unworthy to impart blessings to others? Then we need to rid ourselves of this false sense of self and claim instead our true individuality as the expression of the one Mind, which is supplying us with all the ideas we need. The consciousness of our unity with God as His image and likeness will give us strength and inspiration. With self out of the way, we cannot help loving because we are in reality reflections of omnipotent Love.

Perhaps young people are mesmerized by the belief that they are inexperienced or not mature enough. Yet age is only a mortal concept, which has no place in the immortality of Life. Man exists at the standpoint of spiritual understanding, which is sufficient for all the demands made on it. It is Immanuel, or "God with us,"' that will do the work.

As Paul told Timothy (I Tim. 4:12-16): "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.... Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee."

Having' become Christian Scientists at an early age, young people doubtless have accepted fewer mortal beliefs. The value to the church of the natural purity, vitality, and enthusiasm of youth was emphasized by the Apostle John when he said (I John 2:14), "I have written unto you, voting men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one."

Sometimes young people may feel held back from service to the Cause of Christian Science by the thought of human ambition. For them, Mrs. Eddy has provided this answer (Miscellaneous Writings, p. 110): "What grander ambition is there than to maintain in yourselves what Jesus loved, and to know that your example, more than words, makes morals for mankind!" Our example consists of proving God's allness in every facet of experience, of living good, and of claiming our spiritual heritage of harmony and freedom as His children.

As we lift up the Christ-idea of man in our consciousness and see everybody in his inseparable relationship to God, we shall reflect the Christ, Truth, which heals. We are then ready to go into the world, feed the hungry, and heal the sick. The law of spiritual attraction will bring to us those whom our understanding can help, and we shall reap the fruitage of our dedication in helping to free mankind from self-imposed fear and limitation.

May young Christian Scientists give themselves unequivocally to this work!