The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-18
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had identity or place in the king
/ dom which was his home and MS
heaven. He had TO discover TINS
before he could fully abandon
completely the counterfeit KING
dom Of matter for the real KING
dom of delfie Mind. God. We must
follow in his footsteps
Thy VIII Be Done
A Scotch minister is reported TO
have prayed, Help US, o Lord, 10
know Thy will. for dear Lord. we
are very determined Human
willfulness hides the presence Of
God and His kingdom. and Is one
OF the chief reasons why mortals
are often slow to find the king
dom within. Why don't we do a
little self-examining, ask our
selves how we ever hope 10 find
God and His kingdom while We
are listening TO the selfish I'M
pulses OF the human will which is
thinking: 4 want this. OF I want
that. I want what | want because
want it II anyone wants TO
stay out of the kingdom there is
no better way than that. The
human will is the opposite of the
intelligent power OF real Mind,
! God. IL works as emotion, pas
sion, and selfish desires which OPP
pose the government OF man by
God.
Jesus made the first petition in
the Lords Prayer Thy kingdom
come and followed 1t with. Thy
will be done In earth, as it is in
heaven" as If TO indicate that the
first requirement for the conscious
coming of the kingdom 10 our
thought is that we let the power
and will of God, good, govern our
every thought and act. As my
will gives way to Thy will" our
oneness with God and His king
dom becomes increasingly evident.
Real Object of Christian Science
There are many footsteps to be
taken on the thought road that
brings us TO the consciousness of
the kingdom of God within The
falsities of the material order and
that medley of error called our
mortal self are not unloaded just
by our desiring to do SO, The
first step is the subsection of mat
ter by consciously leaning on the
divine Mind. Jesus subjugated
matter as the first step toward
its ultimate annihilation. How is
this done? BY realizing, in some
degree, that man is spiritual and
is not in matter but in Mind, con-
stituted and governed by Mind.
This right thinking forces matter
into a servient position instead of
permitting it, as previously, to as
sumo a predominant place in ones
thought and experience. As our
understanding of God and His
kingdom increases, the aggressive
ness of matter is rejected and har-
mony and health prevail.
The primary object of Christian
Science is not merely to readjust
the human order of life SO that
we shall not be too uncomfortable
in it, but rather by steady progres-
sive steps to demonstrate the su-
premacy and allness of the divine
order which, as we recognize our
oneness with it, supplants the
transient material order. A DEM
onstration of Christian Science
takes place when, and only when,
through the realization of the
presence of the infinite God and
His kingdom, thought is freed in
some degree from fear of and be-
lief in another power and order
of existence. Then, in the degree
that God, His man, His power, and
His kingdom are recognized and
realized as the one present and
eternal fact. an improved human
situation appears. A resurrection
of understanding gradually takes
place. confirming Mrs. Eddy's
beautiful statement on page 154
of Miscellaneous Writings" ut
is the purpose of divine Love to
resurrect the understanding, and
the kingdom of God, the reign of
harmony already within u.s." This
purpose is surely being fulfilled
through Christian Science.
The Daily Prayer
A brief prayer Of only thirty-six.
words, called the Daily Prayer"
is included by Mrs. Eddy in the
Manual of The Mother Church. At
least once each day members of
this church thoughtfully pray this
prayer. Note its ideas and how
important Mrs. Eddy deemed it to
be for every Christian Scientist
daily to ponder the kingdom of
God and its coming to realization.
Here are the words (p. Al: Thy
kingdom come let the reign of di-
vine Truth. Life. and Love be
established in me, and rule out of
me all sin and may Thy Word en-
rich the affections Of all mankind,
and govern them" How can Gods
kingdom come? BY becoming I'M
derstood. 1t is and is here, but it
is not going TO come nearer by
physical dying but by spiritual
thinking. The kingdom comes to
each of US as we realize the spirit
ual idea OF existence, the idea of
God as the everywhere present
Mind, Life. and Love, and man,
collectively and individually, as
Gods Mind governed manifesto
ton.
The prayer indicates that the
coming Of the one real government
and kingdom is FASTENED as each
Of us is willing TO let the reign. or
control, of divine Life, Truth. and
Love be established in our daily
thought and so rule out all sin. or
the total Of negative material
thoughts and concepts which arise