Article October 12, 1968 Issue

"Take time to be holy"

MARGUERITE CRISP SAYE

The words "take time to be holy" Hymn by William Longstaff, The Methodist Hymnal, 1932 Edition, No. 251 sang through my thinking as I awakened one morning. Over and over the fragment of a hymn unremembered since childhood repeated itself. How impractical the command seemed! The schedule for the day was unusually heavy. Indeed, I felt burdened just thinking of what had to be done. There seemed no time for holy things, even for my usual hour of prayer and study of the Lesson-Sermon in the Christian Science Quarterly.

However, as I thoughtfully pondered the refrain, I understood that such messages are God-sent to bless us. So instead of rushing immediately to the first task at hand, I paused to listen, to take time to commune with God. I carefully studied the lesson. I affirmed my unity with God. I denied that mortal mind dictated the modes of my action. I listened for divine Mind's guidance. I realized that spiritual sense and holiness are inseparable and that, in Mrs. Eddy's words, "spiritual sense is a conscious, constant capacity to understand God." Science and Health,p. 209

Blessings resulted. The work load was lightened. No burden! I was joyous and lighthearted as I completed every necessary task. I did the wash, cared for a baby, made important decisions, dispatched business papers, ran errands. And as I worked, I continued to listen for God's messages of direction and inspiration.

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