The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09
The Bible In Her Heart

AN INTERESTING and true story
"A Is told of the rescue Of little
"A group of people from tor
pedoed ship. For twenty days these
people, including woman and four
children. faced hunger and thirst
and all the perils of the sea in an
open life raft. And through faith in
God they were saved.
There was no Bible on that little
raft we are told, except the one
which the woman had within her
heart" But daily from this Bible in
her heart she repeated to the others
the great psalms of courage and
strength, and the dealhless words OF
Christ Jesus and the prophets. She
told her companions of the glorious
experiences of men and women OF
other times and other places who
had been delivered from danger
through their trust in God. and she
assured them that God would do to-
day what He did then.
And so it proved to be. Through
the long, hard days and nights the
little group was sustained and pro-
tected, and at last rescued; and an
other miracle" another witnessing
of Gods love and care, was chron-
icled on the records of time.
The Bible-God's Word-in her
hearth Centuries ago Moses, the
great Hebrew lawgivsr, enjoined his
people to love God and to remember
and keep His commandments, stat
utes, and judgments "that thy days
may be, prolonged" deuteronomy
6:2). Therefore" said he, SHALL We
lay up these my words in your heart
and in your soul. and we shall
teach them your children, speaking
of them when thou sittest in thine
house, and when thou walkest by
the way, when thou liest down, and
when thou risest up" deuteronomy
11:18, 1917. Those who heed this
mighty plea to know and love Gods
Word, and lay it up in their hearts,
have an inexhaustible source to
draw upon for inspiration and help
at all times.
Mary Baker Eddy writes in "Sci-
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" Up. 261), "Hold thought
steadfastly to the enduring, the good,
and the true, and you will bring
these into your experience proper
tionably to their occupancy of your
thoughts" ;.
There is no place where Gods law
is not operative and supreme. Our
responsibility is to be obedient to it,
to keep il in our hearts, to continue
in it, and to trust ii. The road OF
human experience may seem dark
and rough at times, but the light OF
Gods unfailing love is ever with us
to guide and sustain us. We need
intelligence, courage, and strength
with which TO travel this road. These
are spiritual attributes and are ours
by reflection of the divine nature.
We need to pray, to watch, too, and
to work with steadfast loyalty to
divine Principle, God, and an unfal-
tering faith in the victory of right.
We need to love more.
He who has the Bible in his heart
can say with the Psalmist, "Thy word
is lamp unto my feet, and a light
unto my path" Psalms 119:1O5)
Gods love is infinite; His promises
are universal and changeless. Gear
thou not" is His loving assurance,
"for am with thee: be not dis
mayed; for am thy God: | will
strengthen thee; yea, l will help
thee; yea, will uphold thee with the
right hand of my Righteousness"
Isaiah Al :10).
Let us, then, truly cherish Gods
Word in our hearts. Let us love it,
and live it. And let us pray daily that
it may permeate the affections and
enlighten the hearts of all mankind.
The Christian Science Monitor.