The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-30

IL We refuse 10 entertain a IOOuSDI
of any individual as the source of
malice, hatred, or evil, then we dis
arm error, and Truth destroys 1t.
Error or evil Is not person, but q
belief, and we protect ourselves and
others by impersonalizing it. The
broken electric cable may be danger
GUS but one encounters no difficulty
so long as he does not take hold of
it. Evil cannot come TO you. Be sure
you do not go to it. Evil has no real
existence, because nothing exists
outside Of God.
Prayer and Healing
When we say that the method Of
healing in Christian Science is that
of prayer, the prayer of realization
of the truth of God and man, We
take it out of the category Of mind
cure, will power. hypnotism, and the
like They are the antipOdeS of
Christian Science. Nor is this prayer
mere faith-healing. 1t is the prayer
Of spiritual understanding.
A common viewpoint about prayer
Is that one should beSeech God
through supplication so that He
might place in the lap the thing de-
sired, provided that the voice is loud
enough and the lap large enough.
Man needs no more than God has
already provided, with love for His
children which transcendS that of
any earthly father Prayer does not
give us something new. 1t changes
nothing real. But it does show what
We already have, what unlimited
power and intelligence We already
possess, and how we may make use
of them. In so doing it removes the
limited sense of man, long enter
tanned, renders thought transparent
to the truth, and thus reveals the
unlimited man of Gods creating. In
bringing to light the real man. the
false sense of man disappears.
Some of the most valued paintings
by artists of world renown have
been hidden for centuries by figures
superimpoSed upon the original by
later painters. BY means of a deli
cate process of removing the layers
of paint, sometimes five or six,
through patient and intelligent
effort, the original has been brought
to light, in clearness and freshness,
to delight and inspire art lovers of
the present day. In the process of
removal, it is not necessary TO study
the paint and figures thus falsely
imposed, but to discover the valued
original. With the same careful,
patient, and painstaking effort, one
may remove the layers of selfishneSS,
Self-depreciation, lack Of ability,
Illustration, weakness, neglect, laZi-
ness, wasting of time, and all evil
tendencies, which discourage and
defeat him. They are the false
veneer which hide ones real worth.
Our value is not placed upon us by
others; it is the evaluation We place
upon ourselves. When We do place
it high enough, others respect that
valuation and honor it.
In the Sermon on the Mount, the
highest exposition Of spiritual truths
ever given to mankind, Jesus in sue
cinct language gave to us his under
standing of prayer or treatment.
When thou prayeSt, enter into thy
closet, and when thou hast shut thy
door, pray to thy Father which is in
secret; and thy Father which seeth
in secret shall reward thee openly"
He adopted a metaphor with which
he was familiar. Houses of the East
usually accommodated several fami-
lies in one large room, with no pri-
vacy Many recited their prayers by
rote in the open, but the more de-
vout sought a quiet spot away from
the clamor; and some of them even
went to the small closet in the wall
with its tiny door, provided for sup
plies and valuables, and entering in,
they would close the door, and there
pray to the Father.
To "enter into thy closet" means
to realize the omnipotence, omni-
presence, and omniscience Of God,
His allneSS, including His spiritual
creation and spiritual man. One may
rest for a time in the realization OF
the adorable One, the cause and
origin of all that really exists. If
fear and confusion darkens our
thought It would be well to start
with simple truths which We can
easily grasp, of the tender, loving
Father and Mother. more firm and
faithful than any earthly father,
more watchful than loving Shep-
herd over his flock. more loving than
q most sanity mother; the very
presence here and now, Of Love and
power. Then as thought aScends We
may recognize the divine Principle.
Love, with its universe of spiritual
ideas. God Is always where man Is.
anG man Is always where God Is.
Next We are told to shut thy
door" During the period of severe
storm in my home city, mud and
water filled the roadways on the
hillsideS. A beautiful home had its
lawn and doorway under the level
of the street Much debris covered
the lawn up to the door sill. One OF
OSCuJd4lSo, bCAlAb I'LL AOdob pPNASA
the door to see the sight. AS she did
SO, mud and water poured In the
doorway forming a wedge which
interfered with the closing Of the
door. Instead Of trying to clear 1t
and close the door, the person ran
away in dismay, and In short time
the floors and rugs were covered
with water and debris. If, in an un-
guarded moment, We open our
mental door to the debris OF fear,
medical beliefs, selfishness. self-win,
sin, hatred, and the like, we need to
shut it promptly by means Of spirit
ual realization, that Is by denying
the lie Of the material senses, and
affirming the truth Of spiritual
sense. This method Of argument, In
greater or less degree. Is ordinarily
an essential In treatment.
Finally We are told to pray b
thy Father" This final step Is the
consciousness that under Gods gov