Light

B. H. NORTON.

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.—Psalms.

THE word light, even when taken in its literal meaning, signifies much. Light seems to simplify our existence upon earth because we depend upon it in many ways. Take the daylight; what would our existence be without it? Not very happy, to say the least, now that we have tasted of its beauties, but how often do we stop to realize what this light really is to us? Daily should we offer a prayer of gratitude to God for this alone. Then take the beacon-light; where would the mariner be if it were not for this light to guide his craft? Is our gratitude going out to God that our brothers and sisters are being guided across the waters by these lights?

Light is an idea which we could dwell upon in a thousand ways, and see the good it produces, but there is one light we must know more of, and that is the divine light which always has been and always will be. This light is the Life of men, their guide to eternal life, and it never goes out. It is the light of intelligence, understanding, wisdom. This light shows us how to shine out that others may clearly see the way to follow. Christian Science explains to us how to find this light and keep it ever with us, glowing in our spiritual consciousness. It shows us how to reach God while here upon earth; and where God is there is light forever, and we can never be in darkness. Christian Science dispels all dark beliefs from our state of consciousness, and lets in the light of understanding which should always be there. This light came to Paul and to others in his day, "To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God."

As we are awakened from our darkened material beliefs, our eyes are opened to the real light that has always been around us, but we have not seen it, because a veil of material belief has prevented us from seeing beyond materiality.

Now, as the sense of self is dispelled and we seek the light of life, we find that we can only receive by giving. A light where no one can see it is useless, so we must give out if we expect to receive. Any demonstrations of healing that are given at the Wednesday evening meeting, no matter how small they may seem to us, will give light, and thus aid others who may be floundering for just that help, even as a ship without a beacon to guide it. I know that the mere mention of a bruised finger which was healed in five minutes' treatment, brought enough light to another to give a good testimony relative to one of his first demonstrations, made years before. We cannot afford to let our light be hid. We should not be afraid of the ridicule of any so-called friends, but should take our position and hold it even though the whole world turn against us. God is our shield and buckler.

One of the latest attempts to heal disease is by the light from radium. Christian Science heals all manner of disease by the light of Truth, and shows us how to find this God-given light, and reflect its rays through the darkened sense of the patient until his eyes are opened and the darkness disappears. In this way Jesus healed. He opened the eyes of the multitude to the spiritual light, and took them up and out of their beliefs in matter, and showed them its nothingness. The Psalmist said, "For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light."

We must work and walk with God in every conscious thought, to have this light and reflect it. The road may seem steep at first, but the clearing away of the stumbling blocks will make our progress safe and sure.

Our dear Leader, Mrs. Eddy, has never swerved from her path, nor allowed her light to burn low. Her work is a proof of the light she is reflecting, and by following the teachings of her grand book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,"—each statement held within our consciousness, as one would set a diamond in a golden sunburst to reflect its rays of light,—the truth reflected by us will light the way for struggling mortals till they reach a position of absolute freedom, where they will themselves reflect God.

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