Montana labor news., 1947-04-17

ed how he was SO successful IN get
ting his wagon ont of III. mud when it
seemed securely mired He answered.
oh. | just add more horses
The queS,ioner VAS insisteni and
asked, "But when YOU have added
o horses and it is still mired then
what do YOU do"
He replied. Il just add more horses
and more horses until the wagon does
come out.
II we seem To be mired in a prob
lem. let us turn 10 divine Love with
confidence and entertain more love
for God and man If We are then still
mred. let us more persistenily turn TO
God and add more love for God and
man. until we do come out OF the en-.
tanelement or problem.
The healing of the lame man as re
lated in Acts IS Isl is most inspiring
and instructive. You undoubtedly re-
member that il reads. Now Peter and
John went up together into the tens
pie at the hour OF prayer. being the
ninth hour And a certain man lame
from his mothers womb WAS carried.
whom they laid daily AT the gate Of
the temple which is called Beautiful
to ask aims Of them that entered into
the temple. who seeing Peter and
John about To 80 into the temple ask
ed an aims. And Peter, fastening his
eyes upon him with John. said Look
on us. And he gave heed unto them.
expecting to receive something of
them. Then Peter said. Silver and
gold have | none. but such as have
| give thee: In the name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth rise mp and walk
And he took him by the right hand
and lifted him up. and Immediately
his feet and ankle bones received
strength. And he lcaping up stood
and entered with them into the TEN
pie. walking. and leaping, and praisine
God
Peter and John went up together.
May not the words went up togeth-
er" indicate an ascending state OF
consciousness and a definite unity of
purpose? Peter and John were about
to go into the temple AT the hour Of
prayer" They had a definite purpose.
a holy mission, they We're going to
pray, to commune with God. and
thereby receive spiritual enlirhten-
ment and inspiration The lame man
was a beggar. seeking material as
sistance. money. aims. that is what
he asked Of Peter and John. Peter
Immediately recognized the fact that
the man did not so much need money
as spiritual riches. holy. uplifting
faith. the healing Christ, SO he said
Look on us conceiyably meaning
Look and recognize our understanding
Of Christ, Truth. Lift yonr thought
above the crippled body. above the
belief of a mortal in want. You, as
the son of God. are perfect and hay,
an abundance of every neediul thing
This clear realization of Trutl
aroused an expectancy of good in the
man. since il is recorded. he eave
heed unto them. expecting TO receive
something of them" Peter then said
SILVER and gold have none. but
such as ! have give | thee. In the
name Of Jesus Christ Of Nazareth rise
up and walk. Peter remembered that
Jesus had said, In my name shall
they cast ont devils Peters conf
dence in the healing ministry Of Christ
was implicit, he took the man by
the right hand. and lifted him up
and it is recorded that Immediately
his feet and ankle bones received
strength and the lame man was heal
ed. This man. who for forty years
had been carried about and laid daily
at the temple so that he could beg
was o%verjoycd at his freedom. his
liberation from material limitations
his healing. He did not. however
Immediately depart 10 tell his friends
or family OF his new found freedom
We read that he entered with Peter
and John into the temple. walking.
and last but not least. 'praising God
Al earnest study Of this inspiring eN
p%erience teaches us many useful les
sons for giving and receiving /;
Christian Science treatment. The
fact that the lame man indicated his
gratitude by Immediately b|eeinninl
church attendance may eonceivahl'
be an important lesson for some Of us
To do effective. convincing chFis
tian Science healing. we must have
more than mere human faith aiC
goodness. ones faith and goodness
must be based securely on genuii'
spiritual understanding Cod vii
heat the sick through man. %whenevoI
man is governed by God ,Scienc'
and Health. p 1850.
Everyone is. in some degree. inter
ested in business. We usually thini
of this word as applying TO only a So
lect few. whereas in reality il applies
to everyone who is busy. TIL
word business was originally busy
ness ana was spelled Dl y u e : )
The busy homemaker. the busy scloo
teacher. the busy office worker, th'
busy farmer. the busy laborer in fact
everyone who is busy. is really il
business. a business man or business
woman. An honest application 81
spiritual sense Of business espresso
God. Gods business is always success
full. its resources are unlimited IL
organization and efficiency are pei
. feet. and exactness characterizes il
ordre and arrangement God gives u
a business capacity without limitation
and a sympathetic edge tha
! leads to success. We have an mex
' haustible supply Of harmonious IDEAS
God gives you His spiritual ideas. am
. in turn. they give you daily supplies