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70 place the lantern so that ! might
walk and work within the circle OF
its light, and / was not afraid. Di.
vine Love sheds q circle of light
around those who manifest love. TIC
walk and work within the conscious
ness Of Love is to be shielded from
all evil. God Is light" the Bible
says, and If we walk in that light
VT shall not be in darkness, but
under the protection Of the Most
High.
True Self-Appreciation
There is a tendency among indi-
viduals to think either too highly of
themselves, or on the other hand
too lowly. Paul refers to this when
he advises one not to think of him.
self more highly than he ought to
think, but to think soberly. Worldly
self-somethingnesS must give way to
self-nothingness, if We would find
our true self as the child of God.
Does it sound like belittling one
self thus to speak of Self-abnega-
ton? Christian Science never takes
away something without putting
something better In its place. This
process is not one o. self-deprecia-
ton, but rightful sense of self
appreciation gained from an under
standing of the real man in Science.
On the other hand, the deplorable
practice of self-depreciation, self
condemnation, establishment, is as
old as when Moses demurred to the
call Of God to lead his people out Of
bondage. Ask some of your friends,
Are you able to take this difficult
assignment in my business?" or,
will you speak at our club tomor-
row?" or, will you take part in the
business meeting of our church,"
and then the excuses come. I'm in
adequate for the job; I shall have
to prepare myself for a long time"
or, II can't speak in public; I don't
know enough; am afraid" I dare
say that We all have harbored such
thoughts. Such doubts often work
secretly in ones consciousness. The
little gopher II can't" has cut the
roots Of many a promising plant Of
high purpose, and laid it low.
Mrs. Eddy was not patient with
the excuse. I'll try" or, I'll do my
best" Rather she insisted on, I'll
do it." for she knew that when one
questioned his own power to do
something, he failed to know what
the real power was that was doing
it. Divine Mind possesses all
power, capacity, ability, strength,
intelligence, and man in Science
possesses these qualities direct from
God by reflection. The motto of the
Christian Scientist is, 81 can because
God can" Mans capacity IS based
on Gods ability.
Do you not feel in your heart Of
hearts that you should be good
enough, worthy enough, capable
enough to do all things required Of
you adequately and we'll? This HUI
man longing to be thought of as
truly worthy and necessary, springs
from q deep, spiritual impulse that
needs to be considered here. Let me
illustrate: A gentleman, not Chris
tan Scientist, who had reached the
top in his calling, that Of salesman
of advertising, was asked by a friend
how it happened that he had risen
to such point, and yet was so sim
cerely meek and humble. After some
questioning he hesitatingly related
the following: when I started to
sell, years ago, I was trained to be
aggressive. I sold nothing. One day
a housewife said to me, I don't need
that article. I can do better without
it. In my Encouragement I replied,
Lady, you know a lot more about
housekeeping than do. If you say
that this article is no good, I'll never
t-y to sell it again. She hesitated,
and finally said, I did not say it was
worthless. I think that it is good
article. I'll buy one I had made
my first sale. I then learned the
greatest lesson of my life, that I
should let another know that I
really felt that he was valuable and
important" And he added, You
know that you cannot show that
unless you sincerely feel it and be-
lieve it."
Isaiah writes, Behold my servant,
whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom
my soul delighteth; have put my
spirit upon him: he shall bring forth
judgment to the Gentiles." Respect
your kingly Office as son of God. and
that of your brother, likewise. Exer-
else your God-given dominion! Act
upon your right to all good In every
situation, and at all times! A GER
tam king had not respect for his
kingly Office. He belittled it-and he
lost it. You will not lose your place
as a son of God, if you first recog-
nize it; second, utilize 1t; third,
glory in 1t.
Impersonalize Both Good and Evil
An interesting and helpful point
in the practice of Christian Science
Is to impersonalize both good and
evil. Because we are accustomed to
think from the personal standpoint,
it keeps us from seeing that all good
comes from God. The source Of all
good is the one, universal, everlast-
ing God. 1t is the same source from
which Moses drew his revelation Of
the Ten Commandments and his
masterful guidance Of the Israelites;
the same source from which Daniel
gained his safety and deliverance
from the brutality of his captors,
anc Jesus his spiritual power to heal
and instruct the people. When some
one referred to Jesus as possessing
good IN q personal way, he replied,
Why callest thou me good? there
is none good but one, that is, God"
He made the separation between
himself on the one hand, and both
good and evil on the other. That
very separation became a wall of
protection around him. He learned
how to impersonalize praise, and this
enabled him to impersonalize CEN
sure as well. Think Of the words Of
praise that come to you as not per-
sopal, but as the recognition of good
that comes from God. Also In view
ing our lifework, let us not make the
mistake of saying to ourselves, MY
hand hath wrought this! My mind
conceived i'll" All the good we have.