Editorial May 12, 2014 Issue

Not just called, but chosen

The Editors

Many people feel they have a “calling”—whether in sports, business, the arts, teaching, farming, etc. However, it’s interesting that in concluding the parable of the king’s wedding celebration for his son, Christ Jesus said, “Many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14).

What did he mean? Jesus offered the way to universal salvation; he pointed out clearly the path to absolute freedom from all limitations of mortal belief, yet he recognized how very few were actually prepared to take the needed steps forward, out of material belief, to follow his example of Christ-healing.

Some have heard the calling of Christian Science with a sincere desire, a heartfelt willingness to learn what it teaches, but have struggled with discouragement when their prayers didn’t quickly lift them from an illness or a financial challenge, for example. The calling then seemed to dim in the suggestion that they weren’t chosen to practice spiritual healing—that it just wasn’t something they were equipped to do.

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