The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-16

1 trying to make" it be done. It win be done when we have ceased listen- ing to our own frightened heart- beats to hear the soft flutter of angelic wings, bringing Gods an- swer to His child.
 It has been the experience of many Christian Scientists that some of the very best gifts which divine Love has ever sent to them have come without long and strenuous effort on their part. In fact, usually ] without any conscious effort at all. Mrs. Eddy once wrote (Science and Health, p. N, What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in pa. tience, meekness, love, and good deeds" When Christian Scientist is busy hvin0 this prayer, by help ing others, and by trying each day to be more loving and pure and consecrated and seldess, some very interesting things often happen, some unexpected and unprecedented things in connection with his own personal affairs, and he often finds that his own problem has solved it. self when-so to speak-he was not looking! In fact, so quietly and nat- urally did the answer come, that he hardly knew it was there at all until he saw 1t shining out in his expert- ence, a thing of joy and beauty.
 God is so good! What is it which ever keeps any of us from demon- strating more of this goodness in our own individual experience? It is our failure to lift our heads above the mist, and remember who we are the man who has dominion over all things. No matter how hopeless any outward situation may seem to be, keep on singing your songs in the night, and trusting God. Never admit defeat. Never admit failure. There are no failures in Gods uni- verse. You are not a failure, nor have been a failure, nor are going to be failure. That is not the truth about you. You are the child of God, free to walk the heavenly way, unhampered-and unafraid.
 Market reports may fill humanity with grief, business may disinte- grate, human enterprises fail, estab- hshed precedents come to naught, thrones totter, governments change hands overnight, but the true Chris tian Scientist is at peace. For he knows that behind the dim unknown.
 | Standeth God within the shadow,
 kAaoinO uateh abovA Hia own"
 Conflicting interests may rage be- tween men and nations, and threaten to engulf the world once more into darkness and despair, but above the tumult and the shouting" the light of Truth, like some clear star. shines on-and on.
 Just one more word. DO you re- member how the disciples once rowed ali night, but "the wind was contrary" and they did not get any, where? And how their little boat kept tossing, tossing on the waves, and he was not there, and they did not know where he was, and every thing seemed to be going wrong? Perhaps that describes the way some of us have felt during this past year, when we rowed and rowed, and could not seem to make any prog ress. There was always that "con- trary wind" and the harder we tried, the more it seemed to blow us back. But, listen! Tn the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea-" "The fourth watch" Do you know what time that was? "The fourth watch" was the hour just before dawn, the pro- verbal darkest hour" When the night was darkest, and their hope almost gone, the dear Christ came.
 Truth is still with us. to give us strength and courage to keep on, and to bring us safely into the haven where we would be. Awake to realityl It is all here, every bless ing from the hand of infinite Love, happiness, success, abundance, completeness, freedom, health, home. heaven, every good and perfect gift. all ours. All here. NotD. Just wait Ing. We have only to see 1t.
 T ask no heaven-droppine mama, Lord.
 No special diSpensation from the skies;
 Already wonders compass me around,
 Already heaven all about me lies
 Open my eyesP'