Montana labor news., 1944-11-23

was for more money. But that was not
the need. The need was for more or
derby, more intelligent thinking. Chris
tan Science enabled them to bring
about in their thinking the needed
changes. There have been healings Of
faults of character, Of wrong thoughts
about service, about home, about supply,
about human relationships, and as these
healings have come, there has been a
constantly increasing sense Of true sub
stance, of true supply, and Of true hap
piness from serving. The outward man
Hesitation is that Of a much happier
family, attractive housed, well clothed,
and well fed.
It makes no difference what disguise
the suggestion Of limited supply wears.
It may suggest that one has no employ
ment; or that he has nc money; or that
he has not enough money; but whatever
lit is, being evil, it denies the nature Of
man as Gods reflection. It denies the
infinite abundance of good. It is not
part of Cod, and therefore it is not part
of Gods man. These things not being
OF God cannot be imposed upon Gods
idea, man. Intelligent, scientific think
ing along this line will enable n to
dispel the illusion of limited supply. one
might paraphrase the last verse Of the
last chapter of II Kings in this way.
And mans allowance is a continual al.
lowance given him by his a~ll-lovinl
Father, a daily rate for every day, al
the days Of his life.
Prayer
The healing of sickness, Of sin, o
lack, or of whatever limitation may b.
suggested to one, is accomplished b.
prayer as taught in Christian Science
To this subject Mrs. Eddy has devote
| the first chapter in her textbook, "Sci
|. ence and Health with Key to the Scrip
! lures" It is a chapter which ever afford
, to students of Christian Science inspira
1 ton. spiritual strength, and a continu
, ously unfolding sense of spiritual beinI
' our textbook teaches us that desire
prayer. What kind Of desire do we mean
Do we mean that a desire to be free
from the limitations which mortal min
would impose upon u is the whole
~prayerP No, indeed. The desire must
higher than that. 1t must be a desire
know more Of Cod and His creation.
I happened to notice sometime ago
sign which read: prayer chang'
things" The statement stood out
bold letters and challenged thought. 81
it is helpful only insofar as it meal
that righteous prayer is the acknow
edgment of Gods presence and powe
The statement needs to be analyze
Does God know anything about eV
things? Habakuk answers that questi'
BY telling us that God is Of "purer ey
than to behold evil and canst not look
~iniuuity." Habakuk 1873 We, the
do not ask God to change the thin
for He knows nothing about mater
things; but through prayer we chan
orr thought about them. Through pray
we are led TO see Gods creation arig
as wholly spiritual, and this establish
in human experience an improved CO
dition Of things.
Mrs. Eddy writes in Science a
Health ella: what are the mott
for prayerq DO we pray to make o.
selves better or to benefit those who IN
us, to enlighten the infinite or to
heard Of menu" And then a few III
further on she adds: God is not mo-
by the breath Of praise to do more u
He has already done, nor a the intir
do less than bestow all good, since H'
unchanging wisdom and Love. We
do more for ourselves by humble terV
petitions, but the All-loving does
grant them simply on the ground OF
service, for He already knows all" n
that Mrs. Eddy says we can do more
ourselves by humble, feryent petitl'
We pray that we may be released Il
the limitations of belief In q selfh