The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-24

into our lives. and VIC need to rise
in this chil1-like strength and con-
| fldence In God and know that vic
tory is ours. Was not this the ex-
ample Jesus gave us as he stood be-
| fore tho tomb OF his well beloved
| friend? He did not pray asking
! God that this man be healed, but
! his words are: Father, I thank
| Thee that Thou hast heard me. And
! knew that Thou nearest me al
ways: and then he called. Lazarus,
come forth"
This is the faith We need. this is
the prayer we need today No mat
ter II you are out Of a job. or your
business seems to be on the verge
OF bankruptcy; II you will purge
your consciousness Of every evil.
unjust. envious. un-God-lilxe thought
look to the Father and say, as
the Master said. Il thank Thee that
Thou hast heard me. and that Thou
dost always hear me- you can know
that even in this hour your prob
lem Is solved.
The power os God Is omnipresent.
omnipotent. Let US quit trusting
in a material power. Let us stop
fearing the physical sense-testi-
mony, let as look to Cod approach
Him with the right thought, the
right understanding. and know that
in Him is healing. is victory. is sal
walton. Is life; for the Master said .
And this IS life eternal. that they
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and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast
sent"
Someone asks: Weir, what shall
! do?" Seek We first the kingdom
Of God and His Righteousness ana
all these things shall be added unto
you" That is what you need to do.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart. and with all thy
soul. and with al lthy mind" and
thou shalt love thy neighbor as
myself" That is what you need
to do How shall I love God?"
you say. Love your fellowman. 1t
is said in the Bible that the man
who says he loves God and does
not love his fellown1an is a liar.
How can ne love God whom he hath
not seen If he does not love his
fellowman?
Let US change our thought toward
the world. Let US understand that
man is spiritual. Let US begin. as
the textbook says. to rise above
the physical sense. to Yeplace
the objects of material sense with
spiritual ideas. Christian Science
teaches that true creation is not
moulding forms out OF matter. but
1t Is the embodiment of spiritual
ideas. 1t reaches that men and
women are thoughts of God. are
spiritual ideas. Suppose you and I
should think of our fellow beings
not as SO many selfish. unhappy,
diseased. miserable people. but see
them as Gods ideas. how wonderful
it would be.
Suppose parents and teachers
should begin &c see the children not
as diseased. impatient, or unhappy.
but should see them as spiritual
thoughts, the expression of Gods
goodness. Gods love. the re-
Election Of divine intelligence. The
children would quickly respond to
this thought. Jesus. you will re-
member, said. Thou hypocrite.
cast out first the beam out of thine
own eye. and then shalt thou see
clearly to pull out the mote that is
in thy brothers eye" Let US begin |
to see the children right. 1 heard |
this beautiful story OF a boy four |
years old who had never walked or |
talked. At birth the doctors had I
said he was an idiot The parents /
had tried all material remedies |
avail. and finally Christian |
was recommended to them. |
1t was pointed out that the child |
should be seen as the reflection of |
divine intelligence. They were will |
ing to try anything accordingly /