Bursting balloons

Carolyn M. Hook

To burst most balloons, all you need is a sharp pin. One good prick and—bang!—all that's left is a shriveled piece of rubber.

The balloon may have only just been blown up, or it may have been around awhile. It may have been quite small or fairly large. It doesn't matter to the pin, nor to the person holding the pin. Can you imagine standing in front of a helium balloon—even one that's quite large and that has lasted a week—with a small, very sharp pin in your hand and saying, "I don't know if this pin will burst that balloon; it's so old and so big"?

Well, every word of Truth can be like a sharp pin to error^{Mrs. Eddy uses the word "error" to talk about evil, or things that are material and untrue.} we may see blown up around us like balloons. Fear or hurts may seem big, they may even seem old; but spiritual truths can burst them quickly. The Bible says, "The word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword."^{Heb. 4:12.}