Article May 8, 1976 Issue

God's Traffic Lights

Marjorie Bruce-Milne

"A boy at school," said Bill, "called the Ten Commandments out-of-date. I know they aren't, but I didn't know how to answer him." The teacher in Bill's Christian Science Sunday School class thought this over and then said, "You could ask your friend whether the traffic lights in your city are unnecessary and out-of-date."

"Traffic lights?" Bill looked puzzled, as did the rest of the class. "Why do we have traffic lights?" the teacher asked.

"To make sure we don't collide with other cars," answered Jane. "So that all the drivers have a fair turn!" This from John. "In a busy street," said Anne, "how would we know when it is safe to cross unless we had lights?"

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