Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-02-24

"stll. IA d moaFuo inn. al host
wherein the Klng'0 10 make Ills rest,
And show tiia glorious face"
n ID a beautiful Idea. thla that we
are building Gods tempie-iiis house
OF many mansions The average Soul
O. not Wise enough yet 20 build any
thing SO 90 offer az on addition 20 this
temple. itA habltation incarnation
after Incarnation. being ai best
"moaguo sometimes even not
Inn al an. bot just a little sandhouso
wnich % is glad 20 see washed away
when g. leaves q, on tho physical
astral and mental planes. But there
Ia one comforting thing about this
building of ours. and that iE that "
hy chance. or deliberately, we pat in
at particle into our inns. e ~ gath.
cred carefully aud taken home with
ua. finmr-fhe blessed place where
We keen our treasures that rust
and moths cannot destroy
nv rhance2 Yes. az FAR as thc
human part of us u concerned. iAfe
Is really n simple affair. We recognize
thla naiiucilvely Tnai o. the reason
Wasuera book. "T'ho Simple lAfc, mas
had such s success. We may resolve
lt en- hack 10 Just thla every thinR
that has o. be- done b. tho human be.
lne has two ways of being done--the
right way ard tho wrong way. m
order thaf Gods child SHOULD grow up
20 Dc q man. be has been given free
will. has l.oon allowed 90 cnoose how
10 wishes to DO every thing But he
was not let without advioe-cvur
nincn be has had an individual ryiat'
onco there have been teacher about
him 30 tell him what was Wise, and
what was unwiao. These teachers
have uot always been visible. bat have
given advice In the ways best calcu'
lated TO reach mankind. Some Of this
advice was given orally-Moges heard
and come was impressed on che bet
ter brains of The period Then, before
Gods child 900 very far on, ne had
what we call a conecicnco-Which, in
doing tho thing the wrong way aui
fercd 90 from this wrunFiolng
ne Inherent law ol thlngs % that pain
must follow doing anything the way
Il should not D. done-ihat he could
not forect a. He may do 4 wrong
again may refuse 90 listen 90 the
warning small voice" but the next
time ne does the wrong way his SUI
forlngs will be stin more severe, and
the next time the small voice comes u
will come louder.
What mean by chance Is this, that
We Wcro teachahlo, and listened 20
advice sometimes. particularly when
we were very young Then We DID the
things the right way and were Happy
I We may have taken THAI happiness
home with us and q may have come
hack a. a reminder In tho conscience.
Lot un h""q 10 Hut II Va Judge the
above hy Che below 4 IL safe TO think
/ that or conscience becomes stronger
I through the pain we have than through
| the happiness. We remember our
pains longer than our joys. However
the precious stone We built into toe
I lifo was transferred 20 the home. Ca
| BE- preserved an we have enough %
maze the temple. The stones We de-
I liebFatoly cut and polish will be the
[ brighter onca, doubtless.
Now how are We Go set about our
| huildinr--not set about a.. for we have
I been building Tor agos--but how are
We 10 increase our building powersp
/
I The world. every system Of philosophy.
I haw shown uH how. The trouble has
I been that we have not taken che trou-
Die Go lenrn-at least, not 10 learn a.
/ fiat AZ we should.
lt ia really a simple thing. this in.
I creasing OF our building powers. All
great things are simple things. 10
simple that Wo pass them by-lOokinE
for something more complex.
why must We turn 90 systems given
90 other parts of humanity. when We
have our own beautiful Christ teach.
inEs3
II we would increase our building
! capacities leg us study people and fnd
out their needs and help them from
their atnndpoints, Let ne fnd our mis-
Al0na close az home, Let as see God
Ia our husbands, wives and children
and relations. Let POS QUIT irlitering
away our time IN foolishneHs, IN fault.
/ nndinE, IN quarrollng. lot us vel.
come each day as another chance 90
serve God BY serving each other
just 90 be- thankful for every bless
lng--ior each flower. each smile. each
bright dny--to look for God IN each
one we contact, 90 help IN every pos.
sibie way TO make tho world a better
place because We are In o.. an, this
la very aimple' But most Of ua are
aeoklnE for trouble-and finding it,
/ looking for evil IN each otner-and
hnding itl And the days 90 past
quickly and then We 90 home, aud We
have not an che stones we should have
/ FOR our temples. lt a a PITY nut
COD loves ms each and an We are in
Him. And sooner or later We shall
have tho temples ready He has set us
/ To building And tie who notes the
fall OF each sparrow viii note an our
/ falls. and pick uH up each time "fOr
God through ways we have not known.
| viii lead uls own"
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