The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-28


did not let a false sense az pride
further delude him into refusing %
acknowledge Il. On the contrary,
he determined 10 return 10 his
fathers estate IN humility and
repentance. willing 20 serve ard
prove himself worthy. When the
other son protested that he should
be allowed 10 share the same
blessing with the others. the IA.
Tiers answer is what God IL con-
tinually saying 10 each one Of His
beloved children. regardless Of how
far away they may think they can
stray. Son. thou art ever with
me. and all tha, have Ia thine
Do We read this merely ss an in
teresting story. appropriate only
for that time, or DO We see that IL
is applicable 10 our lives tdayf
Or. Edward s. Woods. in a book
called Everyday Religion" tells
the story Of a Korean who went 20
a missionary one day and said. Il
have been memorixing some verses
in the Bible. and have come 10
reeite them TO you" The mission
arv was surprised that he could
repeat the entire Sermon on the
Mount. without verbal error. He
eomplimented him, and said; You
have marvellous memory TO be
able to repeat this long passage
without a mistake. However. II
YOU simply memorixe u. " will do
you no good; you must practice
it The Korean Christian smiled
and replied. That's the way
learned IT," When asked what he
meant, he said: II am only q stu.
pid farmer. and when I tried 10
memorize IL the verses wouldn't
stick. So hit upon this plan. I
memorized one verse and then
went out and practiced that verse
on my neighbors until ! had a..
then took the next verse and
repeated the process, until had
learned 1t ALL"
Mrs Eddy says Message for
1901. p. III, ITO my sense the
Sermon on the Mount, read each
Sunday without comment and
obeyed throughout the week would
be enough for Christian practice "
0beyed throughout the week, not
Just read on Sunday and forgotten
throughout the week.
Jesus made II possible for all to
follow his example, by giving us
the perfect pattern. His teachings
are simple and direct. He depict
ed the attributes Of his own char
aeter In the Beatitudes, and his
Sermon on the Mount does not ask
us to do anything that he did not
live and practice himself.
You will notice in your study Of
the Restitudes. which preface the
Sermon on the Mount. that Jesus
exalted those traits Of character
which the world does not generally
look upon as important or worthy
of acclaim. But he declares that
the very highest awards OF heaven
and earth are given 10 the meek.
the poor In spirit--those who rec
ognize their need OF spirituality
the pure In heart, the peacemakers.
and so on. To those he promises
the richest OF rewards king
dom of heaven. that they may in
herit the earth, and eveh see God.
Full recompense In promised for
those who patiently and uneom-
plainingly journey onward In spite
of persecution. criticism, and mis-
understanding. We do not need
to translate the Beatitudes into
terms of modern living. but we
do need to translate our EVERYDAY
lives into the terms OF the Beati-
tudes
While in the Bestltudes Jesus
enumerated the blessings which are
received by those who follow his
example in deed and In truth. In
the Sermon on the Mount he sx-
planned more fully Just what one
must do In order 10 enter into the
kingdom Of heaven. a harmonious
state of existence. II reminds US
that II we want 10 be well or hap
py, contented or successful. we
need first TO start mending and
building character, purifying and
unselfing motives and aims. that
We must bring love. mercy. just :
ice. ct eetera, into our dealings
with our fellow men. Then, aoon
We shall find that the good things
for which we pray 10 our heavenly
Father are ours. we have always
had then. Sometimes We fail to
receive answers 10 prayer because
We have let selfishness. greed.
hatred. impurity. injustice. and
hardness Of heart build stone
wall around us through which little
Of the sunshine Of Gods love can
penetrate and get 20 us.
One Of the most impressive
truths ever given 10 the world il
that God II love" The Apostle
John declared u and the DiEcoyerer
and Founder OF Christian Science
reminds her students over and
over again that without an UNDER
standing and consciousness Of this
Love they cannot hope 70 accom-
plish anything that Il Ia the very
core Of their religion. What Ia
this Love which is God, Ia II Ike
unto human love. which may turn
to hate. which aelects a choice few