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Highland Park Press, 7 Apr 1932, p. 38

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removed my possible chance for misconception of the not!" of "the Lord”? Have we not, eneti one of 12:. an instinctive "ttad that Love. "ami'ri-TafF-Ti7ii6ir.aiiir'FiirTritTrr a. shepherd the Bock surely will not want or lack anything needfhl? But I should like to cell-your nt- tention to another paeeage in our textbook. You will find it on page '" Here in one sentence Mrs. Eddy; has etated the seietttiBe fact which underlies the Paalmlet’a words. Tidal is it: "Divine Love elven he: met) and always will meet - human need." Here lg a etatement of aplrit- ual .faet which ie of great import- atteatoeateitttmtoftta. Jtiehu- portant because it is true. It le of, value because it canoe proved in' our own experience. But ‘eoneone my gay, Tint .3 just the point: I "tret-tttd-depend hm - -etr upon ttir-tOtis 'topt of the meaning of the Brst two words. tthe Lord,” "The Lord is my clause the ttrat two sentences of the Psalm read as follows: [Divine Love] is my shepherd; I shall not want. ihoee1 maketh me to lie down in green mutant: [Love] leadeth me beside; the still waters.“ - Eu not this interpretation: spi n' tttar fre-tWt-sro" Eddr,--the-Diseovererid Founder and of Mite-gifts to marlin God,- of Christian Science. has given as a who is Spirityand whose creation is W131! -hehrftit-hterprrrtatimt ,rbrt1rarMrtttmVarrrnnatera'a1 things; of this Psalm in the autism Sci- Iny matter. to give? Are not His sneer textbook, “Science and Health gifts of a much. higher order? He with gKan t1te:Setetrrttaxtc1'-dNt + " “ohms. qualities, Tgttietrraxr, writeson page: 6't't tad 518, "hrthe indestrttttible 334 ml: 7 These following Psalm one word shows, _though "faintly, the- light which Chrhstiaw--Seiemxs- -thromr-anr-the Scriptures by substituting for the cow-pom] um, the We.) or both good and evil, health and sick- iauCiiiiitiirigy be%, kn.“ {it}? he" knew with' some degree of certainty that “the Lord” is the trirer of good. In the centuries since this Psalm was written many have turned to it for help. The measure of ’comfort one would .derivg from its study ms, plentyr:rnnd- poverty, life, and Q& the comfort he would derive an. tho strength: all of them tiiiirisiU M the proper earintt for his fioek. Vtifice oCifie" ideiiihepherd.. the ten- derness, the "eetion, the love, the intelligence, the wisdom, the cour- To may of you the twenty-third Pnlm in well known. Some of you latowWbrheart. Some of you have turnefto it for comfort in time: of God is therein dam-ma is iMnitarly loving, infinitely caring? _Well did Following is n, reprint in part of a lecture on Christin Science given Thundny evening, Inch 81 tt the SYNOPSIS Oli' LECTURE Elm Flue school, by Gavin w. Al- Inn, 0.8.8. of Toronto,. Ontario, Cumin. The lecture proved n moat timely and interesting one. Gil.“ Dar-shy ENE“! yt WWW” “WW __ W An__ill1qtttieqt her. eNeidqtiper of Elia PM Gianni tgeti'"ool try Gavin W. Allan. (3.8.8. _,1tire_tttir-ert tos, DER? Was it beans: '." With “it? I of In "tore- FIFE imairiiirirTt" SirTiitarir proud to mean, If may of you lack houses or lands. stocks or bonds let him "tt_ofG6dnodttsu1ittegivett him? No, there is no such pause. attrt, you my my, didn't Jews say something shout 'ull that thins! all.“ be added onto you”? Yes, he did. But he said this would come about a an afteitt, a consequence. or a malt of locking "ttrat the kingdom of God, and his righteottt- neia." He said, "Nek ye ant the kingdom of God, and his righteous- ness: and I" these things 'hall be added unto you." Should we not ro- urd this ”I dsftntte_prornurthat -Wtre0Trffimitrmir-F)'rJr"'G9 giveth to all men liberally. and un- in turn, they give you daily supplies. Never ask for to-morrow: it is enough that divine Love is an. ever- 'resent help', and if ybu wait, nevér doubting, you will have all you need every m-n." _ Btttrbt a; totem to the question. What does Gad give? In the Bible we may read, "H any of you luck wisdom, let him uh of God, that math to nil men likgllngnd an: atiirTrTre"ij6iiTirirTriii0rriirFCtriiE" He gives us the-Avery best He ha: (tteaest-that--eoahrhe- given. Hear this ilhmsinnthttr pants from one of our Leader’s writings (Miscel- igsrtiomimt, whatever it could Be tacking: you would recognize that bthind such a player there lay 39m; 'iG'isTI , Kit iiriririiP. trt, hymn? it is. Or, my it not be wisdom? ls his real need mnterill or mental'. If our needs were purely mttterini, eiittldsGod supply them? Does God distribute stocks or bonds, houses or buds? It is just possible .thet you have " some time besonght or in- plored God to dive mm isomiftiiritr" you wapted--some mtterlul thing. _ "If iiluFroiinreeiiine 'fnidreiifisd viii Christian Science and imbued to some extent.with the- spirit of its Paigibry "the "ttttmr-ttut-dA-it-sit Mtit not arrive. Perhaps you wondered _why it did not come. Perehnnte. you felt thpt God was in some way to you quite fairly, You may not have agree with you that it is a beautiful an earnest desire to train an under- ideas. No one statement. and I wish with all my standing of God will berevarded by is under-suppli heart that it were provable, but can the added things necessary to our paSsage we ow tit be proved, can itbeuaed? human need? Were men to place ago (Miocene: MONEY righteousness in the forefront of 307): "Go4 ttiv Before we answer this question, their desires; were they to desire ideas. and .in , let us inquire ttrat, What are the continually to be low by God daily "ttplies" human needs? If t were to ask his stone: wet-ethos to mike as elem Were one to I question of those who are here it is W. as ttedt that ever present city and abiliti probable someone would say, My f.'ru.rn o harmony which is already himself, were l need right now, as I see it, is money; their!» do not you think that such a was their autho if I had money my need would be m. “Ch I realisation, would and perhaps rig met. I suppose many of us have " have an .etttet, I perceptible 93013. in time dwindli one time or another entertained a ttpon their 1ivest . - appear. But, it similar notion. But is it really true? .hsttts warned Jtin bearers of the he possesses th Let me illustrate. disastrous effect of wrong thought.. refuetion, that Suppose, for example. that two an “it! that. "evil thomthta, sdulter- Rinse”, he wit men are employed by the same Brm MM, formations, murders, thefts» itual energies t at the same Wage. One uses his oovetousnesa, wickedness, limit.” can they be de funds intelligently, making his par- ete., “All _these. evil thints come years.’ etie-refuily and at the end of from Within. and deftie the m.” Id there anyi the year has a sum to his credit at Our word "detu" comes from I crate to prevent the bank. The other spends can. Middle Knuth word which meant God .0 impart) lessly and at the end of theyear is “to toyed dowy,", It!!!“ we babitual- mums? Yhar, srhi, "I In!“ awn-u. ava "lull UL lull: ll'ub All”. We human beings are pronRto re- itt Td I',,",,,'"",,:,,',',',',.):',.'":',: sent any implication that the - Other flrms will not let them 'ii'. pf our failure: and losses may lie They are too' valuable. They are with ourmslres, within our o.Rn men ot ideas; They exprua,intol- utrita of tltoetrht. We "0 too oak licence, wisdom} foreaiiht, and lmsl- t','l,f,'g. times, to new. our-elm and mu acumen. Whenea aims. than am: our fellow men, 'Pr environ- qualltlea: discernment, acuity, and "at ao-called m" lawn, o: panpicaelty? Whance but from w t not, M M the law "il Mind imlf, divine attiiafaod h m stands, A. we -, Mt 'suit '" "‘9. mm of nary-thought that, ax- Were one to now "tfhhttetus, fear, pm mm, tmer4hrmse1t Chriatlan. need. of diatom-tn could he na- Scienqe we am learning that God, _soatett1, expect to reap contentment, continually and abundantly aanly- Murine".- or trite mecca-l ' ttatm in; each of El. chlldm with His (Continual on page 38) Then Thanked. ’He'a‘rrthis "siiiteiiiiiiit- from our textbook (Science and x Health, p. 407): "Manu . enslavement an: 3- rm“; ttiris-rr-lair" o _ in 40.1,, fl in!) _2 - In! delay makes the struggle Am /trrdag,-be totretiedt_tttoiGodti1te, severe. __ H-ami-is-ate-xi-tttutr "ra,alitiesmrmeieettlv te ,seettrehtrttter- over the passions they crush oat employment? He any feel that his happiness! health, and manhood. work to-day is more dimeult than. it any: Qtrphthn. some it..th.g,_s,9‘rer: was ttttttttkt -P9rhaeanqxnex 'e cign panacea, giving streiigth to the cept $50 "iiitiiruifthiiiruiarrtTaur"ati; "wt-ya-ttmm-r-tr-r-ttit-mat-trt n.,..g , I a , it r- COE .. M, - ,Whrcmuot" chum the humeralond., 2:... -- . -antr-turacipqcuiaa-trvitttr-, Mirtd,--atnd-4iftimt htsrmtrtitr-ttbore But he-wilratot-ee"adf1v' Pieter-to-the itself into purer desires. even into Intention of discouragement if he Spiritutl power, and ttoodrwi11 to sees clearly that all be his toyio is his; “'anvWTEJE “tiff “Ire GK" [coking for men of the right kind. ---ehritrtimr-freime-itmst-arrsimr-txs .eneomze in us the belief that wrong habits of thought are always overcome without in effbrt. but OPPORTUNITY T Let us turn to another phase of this subject. Some of ion may feel that your need is best. expressed by the word opportunity, the opportu- ttitr-+f-mork,-t1te opportunity to progress, the opportunity to serve or heir in a larger my yourefellow men. Let me say just here that lint- Ration is not merely e lack of ttrt- portunity, or I scarcity of materiel things. but is fundamental! n my or man of m. habits; that we, CAbgl to' TmrOtr6itTr6rttreTitT-thTinerfircic pagsi'on. tseNtnests, envy, hoytred, our masters, little wonder if we should feel "trodden down.” Under the domination of such thoughts we should be headed for disaster. If we desire to resell a better goal we thttat Change our when This is where we need Christian Science. treieitiid we are tuisiGsd that 'we can 1tttggiyy_itt_,_ghtgr_ormt_r out of such Jesus “med his bearer: of the disutrous effect of wrong thought. He aid that "evil thoughts, malt-cr- ies, fornication, murders, thefts, eovetottsneats, wickedneu, deceit,” ete., “All these, evil things come from within, and deftie the man." them Ao take pomuion of our minds; if we Ina)ar well than”: into your Mum. Thor irith the lime be mounted tis you min.” those qualities with which':God is endowinz him. In such a situation there are certain facts of which he should be aware: first, that there is a place for him: there is work for him to do; second, that God is equip- _ ping him with intelligence and en- ergy mtt)rtttettt toned it, ------r---- V---e- . Jesus said: “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure. mud ttyea, and shaken together, wurk1i' Widest ttttttttgene-ttrc; __ dom, strength, nctivity, eta, God's, qualities. But suppoge that for some masonhei'm ditmtfmsed-fttmr his customary employment yester- fear of the fixture; thoughts ot envy, jealousy. or hatred; qr beliefs that we are in. the grip of destructive economic laws from which there is no agape. . . _ - - T mint be wavered. The question is, What in man’s work? Of what does it consist? Here is en answer I of- crate to pnveht on} receiving yhit God no intpnrtuur and abundantly bestows? There should not he, of in“ sometimes permit our thoughts to be occupied by mentions that no really unworthy; mutations of [aim inchility, regret at the put, Vork 7 is "i"tifiatnirc - God. "iiiiiirrrii=iia qecupption ia, to reflect God. Whe- Were one to believe that his capa- city and abilities originated within himself, were he to believe that he was their author. he might conclude. and perhaps rightly, that they would in time dwindle and some day dis- eppeer. But, if he recognizes that he possesses these qualities only by refuetion, that their source it God Himself, he will we that th-ir- itunl energies cannot wear Arttt nor can they be depleted by ndvnnci‘ng in tmder-sttttptied. Remember the passage .we quoted a few moments ago (Miscellnnooua Writings, p. am.. "God gins you HU lpirltunl 'Ar, ttttd in _tum, they (in you ideas No one is left out. No one hi there anything which an op- mumuQszi '.>" meet SE

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