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considered the time for starting
over again, the time to make
resolutions to be kinder, to be hap
pier, to help others more, to over
come bad habits, to trust God more.
Every day, every moment, we can
cast out false concepts, or thoughts,
and accept only the true. Our health
and harmony depend on how thor
oughly this is done.
Every day is new beginning.
Each morning we can start afresh
and resolve to live the day according
to our highest sense of right, with
renewed perseverance, purified mo-
tives, and honest purposes. However,
1t takes more than human resolutions
to rise above difficulties, no matter
how noble these resolutions may be.
The Scriptures declare q John 1 :5),
"God is light, and in him is no dark
ness at ALL" When we seek God first,
above all else, then we shall assur-
eddy find Him, and in finding Him
we shall find the highest good, good
that overcomes evil, good that en-
dures.
Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer
and Founder of Christian Science,
says in the Christian Science text
book, Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures" Up. 15), eve must
resolve to take up the cross, and go
forth with honest hearts to work and
watch for wisdom, Truth, and Love-"
.. God gives the wisdom and cour-
age to meet any situation that may
arise, and to prove that God, good,
is the only power. Sickness, poverty,
sin, war, are not God-sent, but are
errors caused by wrong thinking;
and the understanding of God will
overcome them. God is the loving
Father of all, and does not send
affliction. He sends only good. We
need to become receptive to the good
that He is constantly showering upon
us.
We can begin today to claim our
birthright of dominion over evil, and
our Inheritance of health, harmony,
happiness, goodness. Christ
Jesus, in telling the people how to
overcome lack of good in their lives,
said Matthew 6:33), "Seek We first
the kingdom of God, and his right.
eousness; and all these things shall
be added unto YOU" What and where
is this kingdom that we must seek
if we want good? II is within spirit
ual thinking. The Master also said
that the only way to enter this king
dom or attain this consciousness of
heavenly harmony so that good may
be added to us, is to become as little
children. Surely he must have meant
that we must keep our thoughts free
from envy, anger, pride, passion, and
egotism, and learn to reflect the attri-
butes of Love, in kindness, humility,
purity, and selflessness. We can
watch our thoughts more closely
each moment and know that man,
Gods idea, reflects God, good. AS we
do this, we shall find that good will
be added unto us in all our ways.
Mrs. Eddy says (Science and
Health, p. 514): 'In the figurative
transmission from the divine thought
" TIC uulIldil, uIl9CHCC, pl OluPthCoo,
and perseverance are likened to the
cattle upon a thousand hills They
carry the baggage of stern resolve,
and keep pace with highest purpose"
When our motives. are right,
these qualities of stern resolve will
enable us to be victorious over evil.
So we learn, not alone on New Years
Day, but every day, to seek God,
good, with all our hearts, knowing
that we shall surely find Him.
Today, when the world so greatly
needs peace, needs to accept the
Christ, Truth, (which taketh away
the sin of the world" John 1927 {,
we can do much wherever we are to
help dissolve the worlds discord by
knowing that God is omnipotent and
omnipresent, and that this ever
present and all-powerful good will be
made manifest as we do our part in
our own thinking to establish peace
and righteousness. We can forget
the mistakes and heartaches and
errors of the past, and reach out and
grasp Gods hand, resolving to Ego
forth with honest hearts to work and
watch for wisdom, Truth, and Love"
and to reflect these qualities to all
around us.