Montana labor news., 1945-05-24
A LECTURE ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

pllnged suddenly into what is called a
monsoon head, comparable to a hundred
mile gale coming together from oppo-
site directions. It reached higher into
the air than this type of plane had ever
climbed. Immediately the plane was
hurled headlong two thousand feet down.
There was a dense darkness. 1t was
beaten down with no more power to re-
sist or control than feather in a cy-
clone They couldn't see how it could
withstand this onslaught. The wings
flapped ominously. Almost everyone
aboard was sure the plane would disinte-
CRATE at any moment. I say almost
everyone. There was one Christian
Scientist among the twenty passengers.
When the impending tragedy seemed
imminent he felt the calm, confident
assurance of Gods loving care and pro-
lection, present at that moment right
where they were The words of one Of
our Leaders poms came to him Poems,
p A.
Thou Love that guards the nestlings
faltering flight
Keep Thou my child on upward wing
tonight
Love is our refuge; only with mine
eye
Can I behold the snare, the pit, the
fall:
His habitation high is here. and night,
His arm encircles me, and mine, and
all"
He held to the comfort Of these
promises and with quietness was able to
help the other passengers some Of whom
had been through narrowing experiences
in war, they said, but nothing to COM
pare with this. In about twenty min
utes the plane suddenly came out into
the clear tranquil atmosphere Instead
of being over mountains, they were fly
ing over the ocean and continued on
their journey in safety Had they been
forced to land in the country over which
they had Just passed, they would have
been interned there for the duration"
Only the Christian Scientist expected
they would come out of this experience
safely To the others it was indeed a
miracle they could not explain. 1t is
heartening to note that the protection
which this student of Christian Science
claimed as his divine heritage included
those upon whom his thoughts rested.
Tbs arm encircles me, and mine, and
all"
Love- the LiberatOr
He who reads and studies the Chris
tian science textbook early discovers
that the great purpose Of Christian
Science is to show the superiority of
spiritual power over material resistance
Science and Health, p. 134. Christian
science saves men and nations from
the devastating beliefs of materiality
bv revealing this spiritual power. This
Science also teaches us to form right
models of thought and keep them ever
before us It reveals to us that the
kingdom of God lis within reach Of
mans consciousness here, and the spirit
ual idea reveals it, Gbid., p. 576). To
Jesus came the revelation that this
kingdom Of God lis within you" Chris
ton Science teaches a practical and
provable method of spiritualizing
thought. only as thought is purified
can it bring into daily experience the
blessing that most men long to possess.
In her Message to The Mother Church
for 1901 (p. p our Leader has written
THE highest spiritual Christianity IN
individual lives is indispensable to the
aculring of greater power in the per-
fected Science Of healing all manner OF
diseases" These words substantiate the
statement in the Bible, Strait Is Vne
cate. and narrow is the way which
ieadeth unto life" This way Is not
arduous and joyless for in it we walk
with God. Salvation in Christian
science is individual. There is no dual
ity in Gods kingdom
one may ask how he may begin 10
walk that path and be sure he Is on Vhe
yioht one. All through the Scriptures
COD has taught us we should 1--we 10
Him alone; and as Christian Science
enlaroes our concept of Gods love, we
,,ooin to assimilate more of the quality
of the divine nature.
What are some of these qualities UlaV
the world needs so sorely today Leu
nc consider four in particular-loye, joy'
grace and kindness. Someone may say,
,1Uhv these are the gentler types oil
cod'S nature, why not mention power,
i,flrence and such?" Because it takes
strength to manifest these qualities oil
divine Love. One quality of God Is no
less important than another. mfinity
is one continuous whole, and this IN
finity is indivisible.
no we sometimes look for the return
of our love-watch to see if we are GET
ting our just rewards? Since Love Is
imnartial and universal, then our love-
as a child of God, must pattern Une
divine and seek to include all mankind
in selfless affection, thus realizing cur
own good in that of others. We are
never asked to love the unlovely' but to
senarate evil from both ourselves and
others and love only that which is dl-
vnely true
It is Love, reflected in impartial ana
universal tenderness, that heals. DO we
feel that absence of love and feel instead
tbe burden of war, Then we can look
mn and out to God and learn that the
remedy for all discord is the reflection oil
tbe Love that is God Mind and Love
are synonymous, therefore Love is intel
upent. and we need never fear that the
wisdom of Love will fail to guide and
govern us Alright.
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