The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-20

Mind ard creator Of the universe
beholds His ideas inactive, poverty
stricken Does He sec them as
misfits. or misplaced No, And
God saw every thing that he had
made. and. behold, IL was very
good" says the Scripture. Then
what Is the next step for the dis
tressed mortal? To pray that his
eyes and his heart may be opened
to spiritual truth: that he may
know his true selfhood as the
Father knows it. and may reflect
in his thinking the love. truth,
wisdom, and intelligence which
the divine Mind. Again,
We may repeat. the human family
needs prayer; needs TO turn from
human ways and means, and. with
childlike reliance. lean on a power
outside itself. as it never leaned
before. A little child once ended
her evening prayers thus: Please
God. do take care OF Yourself;
because II anything was TO happen
to whatever should we do -
Yes. we need just such simple,
reliance on infinite
Love these troubled days; and
when one begins to nullify fear and
selfishness and self Importance
and truly lean ION the sustaining
infinite" (Science and Health, p
viii. wonderful things begin to
happen: intelligent, clear thinking
begins 10 be manifest; right, saw
ing ideas come like angel visitarits
to point way OF escape or an
intelligent thing TO do, and divine
Love is found meeting human
needs in most beautiful and I'M
expected ways. Therefore, the
cheering. Strengthening message
which Christian Science brings TO
the troubled business man, to the
executive or TO the humblest en-
ployee. is that the government is
not on his shoulders; that man is
not in the fearsome business of
making a living, but rather re-
fleeing the Life that is already
made, that man is not alone-an
isolated. solitary dynamo, general
ing his own intelligence. or falling
therein-but eternally linked to
and the expression of the one in
finite Mind.
Man Is Not Alone
What an example of this har-
joy-bringing unity be-
tween God and man does Christ
Jesus ever present! Seldom do
We find him speaking just of HIM
self it is always himself and the
Father Once, a little wistfully
perhaps. he prophesied that his
friends and disciples would all be
and leave him alone; but
quickly came this triumphal dec
aration, Yet ! am not alone, be-
cause the Father is with me- On
another occasion he said: II can
If mine own self do nothing and
The Father that dwelleth in me,
lie doeth the works" Here. then,
s the secret Of the Masters Won
lerful success. Here is the answer
o your problems and mine. Are
Ne going to our business, our
work, our tasks today by our
selves? Is our job today just to
keep body and soul together
As the popular saying has ito
work selfishly for our own good ?
Then be not surprised at the con-
'equent fear, burden, friction, and
veariness. Ours is the privilege
.oday of taking God with us-of
.aking the consciousness of the
Fathers care with us when we go
o business; and Of returning at
hight safe in that care. unafraid
md unwearied. An impossible
deal. you say? Try it! II you
are an executive. take God, take
his understanding of Principle
with you today. Let Principle,
justice. honesty veto every un-
mean, dishonest. or shady
business venture. You cannot lose
in the long run. You lose only
# you do not side with Principle.
Take divine Love with you in your
relationships with your employees.
Yes, you are your brothers keeper!
None of us can escape the respon-
sibility and privilege of being the
keeper Of the right thought about
the brother. Is divine Love. divine
justice, fixing the compensation of
your helpers Is this Love being
through your reflection
hereof to the humblest one in your
II so. behold the har-
mony OF your organization, the
teamwork of your
fellows. II you are subordinate
worker. are thoughts of God 60
ING each morning with you to bust
ness Are you taking His hand
and striving to realize that in
truth He is your only master. and
that in rejecting intelligence.
brotherly love. slertness. right sc-
tivity. you are working for Him
Are you staying close to God
when confronted with the problem
Of a dictatorial human boss" or
and unloving fellow
-with-us means
heaven. harmony with US; justice
with US. good with us, power and
peace with US.
with God Along the Way
Upon one point the intelligent
people Of the world seem 70 be in
agreement that humanity's diff
sulties today are mental, and not
Is mankinds principal
need food, clothing. fuel. money
This is certainly not the primal
need. Their thinking needs chang
.ng; their thinking needs Cod
needs Principle. justice. unsettled
owe. sense NJ better teamwork
with the brother and more child
ike reliance on the Father. No
purely material scheme can meet
the need. We hear these days
much about this economic plan or