The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-08-06
Never Uprooted

IF an individual is forced to 60
forth from his home surround
ings, or even il he leaves volun-
tarily, feeling he has weighed anchor
and is separated from his base, he is
quite likely to feel self-pity, lack, OF
dissatisfaction. But il he will take
the mental attitude that he cannot be
uprooted - because he is rooted
and grounded in love-" nothing need
disturb his equanimity. Stability Is
dependent upon God.
The Discoverer and Founder of
Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy,
always turned to the Bible, to the
Old and New Testaments, for guild
ance. She writes in Miscellaneous
Writings" Up. 1867: Eve learn in the
Scriptures, as in divine Science, that
God made all; that He is the universal
Father and Mother of man." and she
adds, snow let us not lose this Sci
ence of man, but gain it clearly; then
we shall see that man cannot be sep
arated from his perfect Principle,
God, inasmuch as an idea cannot be
torn apart from its fundamental
basis"
The statement that San idea cannot
be torn apart from its fundamental
basis" understood spiritually, has
great power to heal rift, no matter
how wide it may seem to be, or
whether rift of thought or distance.
Man can exist only where God exists,
for the source of mans life is God,
and there is no place where God is
not. So man is never separated from
God, either here or hereafter. Aware
ness of this fact that man and his
Maker are inseparable, opens the
way for bright possibilities of happi-
ness and satisfaction everywhere.
The man of Gods creating eter-
nally abides in the presence of God.
Nothing can move him out of this
presence. Nothing can deprive him
of the blessings of dwelling in "the
house of the Lord" God as Father
gives him wisdom, courage, strength;
God as Mother provides shelter,
nourishment, protection, companion
ship. This may be claimed as true
for oneself, and should also be seen
as true for those on whom ones
thoughts may rest, those perhaps
from whom one has been Tempo
rarily separated; for the acknowl-
edgment of such truths brings to
light the goodness Of God in each
ones human experience.
If one is willing to give up human
desires and plans to serve the highest
right he knows, he may learn to say
in the words of st. Paul philippians
Ali, 1877: "For I have learned, in
whatsoever state I am, Herewith to
be content. =. / can do all things
through Christ which strengthened
me-" One need never accept condi-
tons of inharmony of any sort as
necessary or COMPLAINED. Rather
should one seek to understand the
divinely directed plan of which each
one is an essential part. One should
recognize the. all-wise Mind as the
sole controller of each individual.
Every idea of God is cared for by
Him, not neglected. The real man of
Gods creating is under the divine
law of progressive embodiment, not
marking time, unadiusted, or discon-
tented.
The true man Of Gods creating Is
incapable of weakness, physical or
moral; nor does he fear temptation,
but rather is he upheld by the influ-
ence of divine Spirit, which enfolds
him. He is the very expression of
strength and health. He rejoices in
freedom, knowing as he does that he
is rooted and grounded" in divine
Principle, Love.
1t is spiritual progress which
counts and is fundamentally satisfy
ing to each one, far more satisfying
than trying to please personal sense.
Each day can be a record of fruitful
spiritual growth and victory-some-
times a victory over self, sometimes
an opportunity to help another or to
cooperate in the deliverance of all
mankind from that which is unprin-
cipled. True manhood and woman
hood, whether at home or afield, are
always victorious, joyous, satisfied,
spiritually sustained and God
blessed. - The Christian Science
Monitor.