From the Editors February 6, 2012 Issue

Investing in your future

The Editors

Have you noticed that the subject of “saving for retirement” isn’t just reserved for those close to retirement? The gap seems to have widened to the point where even college graduates are tense—urged to start investing now—though they may not have quite landed a job yet. And the next generation up? Parents of young children, working diligently to meet monthly expenses, get the stare-down from billboards on the road, sending some version of the message: “The clock is ticking. Are you investing?”

From singles to seniors, fear seems to be the dubious gift that keeps on giving. But the good news is that there is a way to be free of anxiety and worry about the “future” no matter what our age or stage in life. 

Mary Baker Eddy knew there was an answer. That’s because she found all of life’s answers in the Bible, the book that became the basis for her founding an entire religion—Christian Science. “The Bible has been my only authority,” she said matter-of-factly. “I have had no other guide in ‘the straight and narrow way’ of Truth” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 126). Through her deep study, she came to understand that this straight and narrow way doesn’t include the shackles of conformity or confinement that the word narrow ordinarily implies. Instead, in liberating thought from the shackles of fear, thought is led away from a restrictive dollar and cents “bottom line”—to God’s infinite provision. 