"Until the day dawn"

ARTHUR F. FOLLETT

While as yet there was no sign of the coming day, a student of Christian Science set out on an early morning drive. In places the road was very rough; there were hills to climb, bridges to cross, and many sharp turns to make. The lights from the automobile which he was driving illumined the road in front of the car with a narrow but clear path of light. The destination was constantly in thought, and the road leading to it held attention. There was no fear of the surrounding darkness, no fear that this plain path would end abruptly. Neither was there any doubt that the morning would come. Soon the eastern sky, toward which the student was driving, began to brighten, and in a short time a new day had dawned.

As these thoughts were applied to our everyday experiences, the student gained a lesson of confidence. How beautiful it is when we approach every problem with confidence, when we press forward with the assurance that all is well now! What if the way seems dark! What if there is no visible sign of a new day appearing! If we remain on the path illumined by divine Love, however narrow the shaft of light, we shall see the way unfolding before us, clear and distinct. Even though the path seem rough in places, we must follow the light. What if there be sharp turns, and many hills to climb! Though material sense suggests that there are pitfalls and dangers lurking in the darkness, to stop to examine them or to spend our time worrying and pondering about them would only delay our journey. Our path is plainly marked with light before us, and to stop would impede our progress in attaining our real destination, spiritual perfection.

Those things which seem so real, and which appear as obstacles to us, may appear as sin, sickness, and death; but when examined in the light of divine Science they are seen to be but distorted, erroneous concepts made in the darkness of ignorance. Even though one find himself in the valley of indecision, he can at any time, through the study and application of Christian Science, advance to the illumined path and start on again toward his destination.

Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, has written in her textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 596), "Though the way is dark in mortal sense, divine Life and Love illumine it, destroy the unrest of mortal thought, the fear of death, and the supposed reality of error."

We must hold in thought this true destination, the understanding and demonstration of the perfection of man in God's likeness, and never doubt that our realization of it will come as surely as the dawning of the day. Our revered Leader, Mrs. Eddy, further says (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 187), "May the divine light of Christian Science that lighteth every enlightened thought illumine your faith and understanding, exclude all darkness or doubt, and signal the perfect path wherein to walk, the perfect Principle whereby to demonstrate the perfect man and the perfect law of God."

We should always remember that, even though the condition seems dark, a new day is coming in whose light our consciousness will be filled with the understanding of divine Love, chasing away all doubts and fears, and leaving only the sweet sense of the omnipresence of the infinite God, good. Unto the Scriptural promise of the coming of Christ, Truth, "ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn."

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