The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-03-02

II OF Uflc DCAoliik Dduuer-NeWS.
Someone has drawn q word pic
ture of the fair ideal toward which
we all aspire in these words:
"The mind should be a region of
spiritual ideas and spiritual persons
whence youth is perpetual, where
ecstacy is not transient mood, but
a permanent condition"
Aspiration is the promise of at
tainment. If you can really conceive
of a perfection you can achieve it.
From the same source that came your
power of conception came also your
power of confornance of consequent
achievement. This is the sweet as
surance that may comfort every
soul.
But so many sigh and long and
strive, they say, only to fail.
Yes, because they will not persist
in looking upon the ideal. Instead
the misery, the threatened or fancied
evil ills the mental horizon.
Now, friends, is this not so? If
you are angry, is there not at the
time a greater pleasure in yielding
} to your feelings and saying or doing
according to the fiery impulse within
!. you than in calmly turning your
!, mental eyes to a vision of yourself
in the scene, majestic mood, which
is always masterful? Gf you are
sorrowful is it not easier to dwell
; upon your grief than. to instantly re-
fuse to entertain it? If you have
been cruelty misunderstood, is it not
easier to brood upon it than to for
get it?
1t is because you take the easier
way that you fail.
You know the better way and
with greater knowledge comes great
err power. When we know that even
one person has succeeded in master
ing his thoughts and raising his
consciousness into "the region of
spiritual ideas" we have knowledge
Of the law that will justify all alike
in their efforts. The very fact that
we have the same aspirations proves
that we have the same powers.
You, then, who are crying one in
; the bitterness of loneliness, lift up
your heads and see that region Of
IDEAS which awaits your willing en-
trance. There you will find compan-
: ionship comradeship, comfort with
other souls, all that your heart
Graves.
There, too, in your exalted mood,
which can if you will, become a per-
manent condition, you will see
|; what you have called suffering in a
different aspect.
You will see it as period of
growth, rather than an affliction.
You will understand it to be the op-
portunity by which you are to out
grow the self consciousness and at
tain the soul sconsciosness.
Alone the soul must win her vic
tories, alone her faltering steps make
strong until that fair, sweet day she
! finds herself in unity with God
The times loneliness presage the
I coming of new powers, the opening
! of wider doors of opportunity, if you
can but work and wait with patience
as you surely can in this spiritual
, region.
Still you say, 1--WE tried and tried.
What is the good Of it all?"
I Yes, but you are still looking only
at your present circumstances, at
' your apparent lack of reward. Take
: the larger view See that in very
truth all things work together for
good to those who have God or good
Make ready through earnest desire
and warm expectation for your Christ
I your burden bearer, your peace CIV
er, who can only come when you are
{ in the region of spiritual conscious
! ness.
+ Do you ask about this wonderful
burden bearer? All, dear heart, it
is the God-love, the God-power in
your own spirit which, with your
, mind placid and your heart trustful
may concrete new conditions; which
, is ever able to make all things new,
, which continually reveals new aspects
l.f sfCAI a..I oh IN "a, %,
may possess and use you as it's per-
{ feet channel of expression. This it
is which in voiceless word proclaims
to your inner ear: This is the way,
work we in it."
It's other name is the Paraclete or
, Comforter which Jesus said would
i bring all things to your remembrance
and lead you into all truth
{ AS to the time of its coming, dear
{ friends, that depends on your willing
ness to cease looking upon, thinking
or speaking of your burdens and mis-
, cries and loneliness. 1t waits ever to
speak with you, to bless and to
strengthen you. But you must turn
your thought upward and outward
beyond the limitations of the appar-
ent, to the beautiful vision of your
highest ideal, your hottest aspiration
Can you make your mind the region
: where youth is perpetual" when you
, understand that as you willingly, per-
sistently, continuously turn away from
all darkened and darkening thoughts
to joyous, trustful, loving thoughts
that make your interests supreme in
!, others rather than yourself, you are
young and happy with the secret of
youth not only in mind but body?
One of the most precious attain
ments Of the soul is sensit.veness,
that keen ucceptibility to influences
of any kind which makes the indi-
vidual like to a delicate instrument,
capable Of bringing forth exquisite
harmonies. Unlike and inanimate in
strument, however, the human being
is given the privilege not only of ex-
pressing at will the hidden harmon
les which he hears and faals hut Of