Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-26
LIFE ETERNAL AN EVE11s-
PRESENT FACT


ye shall not enter into the kingdom OF
heaven" Matthew 1873. To tho de-
gree. therefore, that we gain simple
straightforward perception OF Spirit
do We partake here and now of the
divine nature. Eternal life Is moi
some far off. divine event" but g.
nm lrrovocable fact to he Hrasped and
lived. Today is the day OF salvation
Life is God. and God is overprescut.
Therefore life Is here and now, an
eyerpresent fact to be lived and
proved. No barrier is interposed, no
door Is closed between men and llfc.
Death Is not transitory state be
tween mortality and Immortality. but
Is an enemy TO be destroyed through
the disccrnment of immortal life. To
the degree that we put off mortality
do we put on Immortality.
TRUE HAPPINESS BASED ON
SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING
Happiness Is the universal goal OF
mon and women. But happiness Is not
possible without peace of mind. and
peace OF mind can be gained only when
thought rests on a spiritual basis. All
that the physical senses apprehcnd Is
fading, transitory, mutable. II We
rest on that basis. the foundation OF
our structure will sooner or later
give wny and confusion and loss will
he our portion. We must learn to re-
u
II we would dwell in the secret place
! OF the most high" II We arc wise We
Will seek to gain spiritual under
standing which Is the pearl Of great
price" With spiritual understanding
we mako clear distinction betwcc n.
right thoughts and wrong thoughts.
between divine ideas which people tho
realm OF Spirit, and mortal beliefs OF
sin. disease and death.
What test can wc apply TO indics.,
upon which side We are standing
! There Is ties; VIC can make. "a very
simple test: and 1, indicates where
our thought Is resting as accurately
"a weather vane shows which way
the wind is blowing. IL Is this: what
arc We thinking about2 Where does
ou- thought rrs;? For what are we
striving What arc We loving? What
is tho motive back OF our words and
actions? Arc wc continually gazing
a. material mental pictureg Arc ws
looking to the body for pleasure or
1ainf Are We thinking about disease
and poverty and fearing themr Are
We longing for money. land and cat
tlcf Are wc thinking about stocks and
bordsg Would We ho rrieved IL these
things were taken away from US? II
VIC answer these questions in the atfir-
native. We are replying on the evil
dcnccs OF the physical senses and are
not rclyi,g on God. on tho other
hand. let as test our thoughts by
answering these questions: do we love
out fci,ow man? Would we rather
suffer injury ourselves than harm him.
Are We ever thinking about God, do
"" pray continually, and are VIC s-r,v-
ing to grow IN His image and iikcnc.--
Does Ills beauty, power and perfection
dawn upon our cnrapturcd vision
Arc We able to prove the ovcr-prc~ncc
Of tho Christ. Truth. by healing tho
sick and the shining through prayer.
through conscious communion with
God7 And then. are We willing 20
sacrifice ourselves for others2 Are
We willing 20 obey the Scriptural In
junction. 1t is moro blessed to give
Than to rcCeivc7' II wc can answer
these questions IN tho Affirmative.
and prove them. happy are We. we
have touched tho hcm OF the perfect
robe OF the everlasting Truth: wc
arc relying upon Spirit instead OF
sense. and spiritual consciousness. Is
a present fact TO US. We will find
that u wo hold thought stcadfas.iy 20
these eternal yoritics. We viii have
peace that cannot be destroyed. W.
will rise superior TO the Ills OF mortal
existence: We VIII be tho masters OF
our bodies instead Of their servants.
We VIII he born again as Jesus de-
clarcd. We viii have power with
God and with men" as did Jacob Of
old after that memorable battle with
the senses at Pcnioi.
These two states or thought, the ma
tcrial and the spiritual. arc opposed
TO each other. The former wars
against the latter. We cannot accept
both. To try to do ~ would b- NJ
foolish a. TO try to darlSon n room and
have 1t lighted at the same time. Arr
W. living on the wrong basis or on tho
right basis? That is the vital ques-
iion each one must answer for him
self
Christian Science 4. a dcnon.,rable
religion. 1t IL a religion OF right
thinking. ~ person is so darkcncd
mentally. no person lives in an en-
vironmcnt so unfavurable but what no
cat begin NOW to think right thoughts
and refuse to think wrong thoughts
II we arc obscsscd with thoughts OF
sickness. VIC can look up to God and
si.adfastlN know that man manife.;s
health. II we arc thinking thoughts
OF poverty. we ran begin to think
thoughts OF plenty. Christian science
rhuwg us how to do these things in
the right way. Sometimes we may he
led to believe that ~ is not worth
living. our fundos, hope- lio ia ruins
ut our feet. mud there socms no wav
OF escape from the Ills which hesct
us. II that u. our situation, let us re-
member that God lovcs Ne. We arc
HIS children. and lie 'carnth Tor us.
when all cartiiiy hopes have flod. No
can atm hold 10 tho eternal fact that
we are the perfect children OF low
ing Father. and II we hold to that corr
ccpt of Our real heritage. II will lift
us above nll our rorrnws aud dlsap-
pointfhcnts and we shall find that we
ato abundhntly satisfied with the fat
ness of His housC.
THE WORLD Is GROWING
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