Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05

Irpm toftur1ne Woeof when may
erroneous thought be corrected
and physical healing comet When
can he begin to awaken to that
true likeness which brings salts
factionf In other words. when
can he begin to see the vision Of
Christ Jssus-perfect God and
perfect mani Only ~ Christian
Science awakens understanding
and reveals Spirit can the answer
to these questions be realized.
Jesus gave this comforting advice:
Ask, and It shall be given you;
seek. and ye shall hnd; knock, and
It shall be opened unto YOU" and
He gave His comforting promise:
blessed are ,ye which do hunger
and thirst after righteousness: for
they shall b. filed" We gather
from these statements that mans
profoundest prayer Is an honest,
sincere desire for health and peace.
The man may not know it, but
such . desire means he wants to
know good, that IL. God, here and
now. When sin and sickness are
tired OF themselves, when trust in
material pleasure IL seen to be the
betrayal Of ones highest good.
when human pride and self-will
are humbled. then one may know
that the ground Of the heart Is be-
ing prepared for the good seed.
These are some Of the signs which
indicate that man 10 preparing an
upper room" for the Masters
coming. So be not discouraged;
God has NO favorites; opportunity
to know God 10 never lost. Awake
thou that sleepest and arise from
the dead, and Christ shall give the
light" The time for healing is
now: and the opportunity is for all
who seek it.
The Handicap.
Sooner or later mort. man IL
forted to the conclusion that he
has no health, that is, no healing
power in himself, and by the same
token he knows that no other NOR
tai can heal him. He finds himself
suffering from q handicap, which
must be removed by some outside
power before he can take any step
into the kingdom. As a team Of
horses, ON . rough road, unable to
start the load without help. 10 able
after the start 10 made to draw
even q heavier load, SO man, under
the sore burden of sickness and
sin. must have help before he can
start. It is not required that . SUI
ferer must believe in nor under
stand Christian Science before
something can be done for him. !
love Christian Science because 1t
flrst loved me; because while I
was a yet ignorant Of God as
boundless love, Christian Science
stretched out, a. It were, . helping
hand. The scriptures state this
truth of the removal of the handi-
cap very beautifully: I'VE love
Him because He first loved us. !"
Divine love always takes the fniti-
alive. This thought gives us cour-
age:- but to be fully benefited we
must turn fully to divine love. 1T
il God which worketh in you both
to will and to do" 1t Is God Who
removes the handicap and enables
Us to start. Wherefore, ARISE, let
rs go hence"
Workers With God. =
When by means OF Christian
Science.treatment the individual is
conscious of coming freedom. he
must himself begin and continue
mental activity; he must be a work
or together with God. Christian
Science healing puts one in the
ranks Of the first-born; q great
blessing has brought with it great
responsibility. Freely he has re-
ceived, and no great progress to-
ward dnal peace IL possible unless
ones gratitude manifest itself in
sincere endeavor to live the truth
he has seen. Christian Science
does not relieve one from the stern
necessity Of observing exactly the
Ten Commandments, and conform
ing ones life to the precepts Of the
Sermon on the Mount. The Chris
tian Scientist must grow in grace,
and this growth comes through the
channels of mental activity sup
piled by the bible. the Christian
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