Article January 5, 1974 Issue

Close the Door on Yesterday's Problems

LOUISE S. DOUGLASS

Why do so many people hold on to the past? They can neither change it nor relive it. Even a moment ago is in the past. It is over. One may as well let it go and enjoy the good the present holds.

Knowing that right now belongs to God, one can find it lovely and harmonious. One can expect and accept its joyous promises and have his needs fulfilled, or he can allow himself to be mesmerized into fretting over past sorrows, a fretting injurious to his well-being. How many happy hours can be lost doing the latter!

To close the door on yesterday's problems and let them go was an adjustment I had to make. Recognizing that painful dwelling in the past was robbing me of the joy of the present and was not a healthy indulgence, I began a more consistent prayerful study of Christian Science, placing complete reliance on God's help.

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