Among
many blessings which Christian Scientists with grateful hearts acknowledge as having come to them through the close study and application of Mrs.
It
was a very large demand which Jesus made upon all his followers when he said, "When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what they right hand doeth;" and with how beautiful a promise did he conclude: "And thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly"!
What
an array there is of God's witnesses, stretching far back into the distant past! Among them are many who might be said to belong to the humbler order, while others are outstanding in their greatness.
The
human heart yearns for true friendship, for that intimate relationship which insures sympathetic understanding of one's innermost thoughts, of one's aspirations and longings, of one's aims and ambitions, even of one's doubts and fears.
Gentleness
is one of the finest of spiritual qualities: there is always spiritual understanding behind it, understanding of the deep things which pertain to God and to man.
Paul's
unqualified declaration, "The carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to law of God, neither indeed can be," leaves us in no doubt as to the utter disagreement between the so-called carnal or mortal mind, its demands and desires, and the divine Mind, which is God.
The
term "servant" has been so frequently misunderstood and misused that it has fallen more or less into disrepute; while it must always imply service, if service itself be properly understood, servant then comes into its rightful place of honor with all sense of meniality removed.
