The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-13
FUEL OIL
No Lost Substance

NO Lost substance
Now, remember this was parable
through which Jesus was teaching
lesson TO his followers, which is
lesson for us, too. What is this
lesson? Well, can substance, which
is eternal. be lost? No, because God
is substance. What, then, did the
prodigal son waste? Nothing-in
other words. just a false sense OF
substance. all that he had ever taken
into far country. Is there any
place that is far from God. where
famine could arise? No, there is no
such place. Is there place where
man, the real man, could be in want?
No: where God IS, and He is every
where, there can be no lack.
And he arose, and came TO his
father" Who is father? Love Is
Father. The prodigal rose higher
mentally because OF this trial
through which he seemingly had
passed. Did divine Love delay in
recognition of this idea which SEEM
ingly had strayed? No. Love had
never lost sight OF His idea-never
lost sight Of him for an instant
Man is forever in divine Mind, for
ever reflected and held perfect.
whole, harmonious. healthy, strong.
and prosperous Had the Father
ever failed in loving His idea? No.
Love ever loves His reflection. And
Love Is reflected in love" Science
and Health. y. 10. our Leader says.
The father called for the best
robe, ring for his hand, shoes for
his feet, and feast as for the son
and heir Why? Had not this son
taken his share OF substance into a
far country and wasted IL in riotous
living? Had he not fallen into deg
radiation OF the lowest type? No
In absolute truth. the real son.
Loves idea, the reflected image of
God, never had left his Fathers
house. never had strayed. never had
sinned. never had squandered one
iota Of the divine substance which
is the heritage OF all Gods children.
Not Even a Shadow
But what was this poor thing
which went down into the depths?
Had 1t substance, intelligence. real
ity, perfection, immortality. wisdom?
No. 1t had none of these 1t was
unreal 1t was not reflection. It
was not even shadow of shadow
OF a shadow OF the real son, who
never had left the--Father-who
never can leave Him.
John tells us that Jesus. while he
was at Jerusalem attending one Of
the Jewish feasts. said: Search the
scriptures; for in them We think We
have eternal life: and they are they
which testify Of me-"
Our Master followed his own in
junction. patiently searching the
writings Of Isaiah and the other
prophets who had foretold his COM
ing as the promised Messiah, and
carrying TO fulflllment all these
prophecies. OF the years preceding
his active ministry and Of his labor
OF preparation there is scanty rec
ord following the episode, as re-
corded by Luke, OF his being found
in the temple by Joseph and Mary,
at the age of twelve. questioning and
answering the questions OF the doc
tors of the law. You will remember
-the-stateReHt- "AHd-ail- that-heafd
him were aStonished at his under
standing and answers"
Mary Baker Eddy was from early
childhood a student OF the Scrip
lures. searcher for something bet
ter and higher than was afforded by
the religious teachings Of her day.
Like Abraham, when he went out Of
Ur of the Chaldees, she looked for
a city which hath foundations, whose
builder and maker is~God.'
Linked with tins study was her
search for health and the means Of
attaining IT, This led her to investi-
gate the various schools Of medicine,
finding in them Scant comfort and
little relief In the year 1866, she
suffered fall upon an icy street
while living in Swampscott. Massa-
chusetts. from the results of which
she was not expected to recover
Her nearest friends gathered about
her, but. looking for her imminent
death. retired TO nearby room,
leaving her TO herself. Taking up
her Bible, always near at hand, she
opened to the ninth chapter of the
Gospel according TO Matthew. and
read the account OF the healing OF
the palsicd man. In her extremity
OF human need, her study of this
incident led 10 such flood OF light
that she was instantly healed, and,
a few moments thereafter. appeared,
fully restored, among her friends in
the adjoining room, much 10 their
establishment.
Tells of Her Healing
Mrs. Eddy says Of this experience
(Science and Health. D. 1887: when
apparently near the confines OF NOR
tai existence. standing already
within the shadow Of the death