Montana labor news., 1947-04-17

that we keep our thought receptive
| open for an influx of Gods ideas
suppose We were in a large room
with many doors. If We invited
Abundance 10 pay Us a visit. would
We lock all the doors. with the ex-
ception of one. saying 10 ourselves.
Well. If Abundance rms in. | shall
be very grateful. but it will have 10
Use the one door | left OPEN am
confident We would make douhly sure
that all the doors We're open SO that
r.Ahundance' could use any door ii
chose just 50 il paid us a good long
visit We often prevent an influx Of
abundance by relying on one channel
OF supply and closing the doors To all
tho others W. are blessed beyond
measure by turning 10 God opening
chr thought wide and realizing that
there are inmumerahle channels
through which God may supply us
II Is Well to remember that Christian
Science does not promise that Ne shall
haze all w desire or that everything
W. humanity outline shall be accom-
plished but it does promise that If
We turn unroSeryedly "a God we shall
accomplish that which IS best for all
concerned. and that our every need
Viii be supplied II our own mental
attitude is right. that is. spirituali1ed
the law OF God operates in our behalf
~
IN all or affairs The understandings
OF Christ Truth. as Christian Science
presents IL. max. Us first worthy Of in.
finite supply and then provides It
knuwiuE This. We have proved in our
own experience a law already estah
lislled LIZ God eliminating insnffi
cheney or lack. aud providing infinite
supply In God kingdom there is no
illusion called poverty. lack. ur want
/ There is rather an abundance of all
good. available 10 each and every one
oi Ills children abundance cannot
lapse into lack. since God is the foun
tain. the source of infinite resources
and plenty. The Lord is my shep-
herd | shall not want FPS % II.
We thank tiofl that man is prosperous
ana successful and therefore We can
prove that We are because there Is
hut one kind Of man the spiritual
man who reflects Gods abundance
Paul Was Il tenimakcr. engaged in
what is known as material tasks or
material business designed to serve
human need We may feel that w
could better serve God II we had some
thing different To do, something less
material Let us realize. however
that il is not the task that counts,
rather it is our mental attitude that
measures the scope OF our usefulness
II IS not SO much what we do. as how
SIC do it. aud the spiritual quality OF
our thought while we are doing it
young LADY went to IA Christian
Science practitioner. seeking help
her difficulty being a nervous break
down. she had been accustomed To 4
fine position and a good salary. Dur
ing the last business depression She
found herself ont Of work. and FINAL,
accepted a position "a filing clerk II
q Land Bank The work was the mon
utonons kind Of TASK She felt she hat
outgrown. and the compensation was
meaper. She was crushed. resentful
and Al odds with the world. This
false SENSE mentally entertained
Science and Heath. p Ill seemet
t. he the basis of her difficulty, ant
the practitioner pointed out to hel
that while filing seemed monotonou'
to her. nevertheless many people re
lied upon the accuracy OF her films
for their well being. She was films
applications for farm loans if SHE
filed accurately, she assisted in grant
ing loans 10 worthy applicants il sh'
filed inaorurately. the loans might b'
DELAYED or perhaps never granted |
was suggested To the young lady tina
she study daily the Bible Lessons II
She was advised 10 return To her work
to change her mental attitude, to b.
grateful iuf her opportunity to scrv'
mankind. and thereby serve her heav
emily Father. She did so. and almus
Immediately the nervous tension re
gan 10 disappear In a short time sh'
was really enjoying her work and do
ing il Well, Within a month she wa
completely healed and shortly there
after she was advanced 10 a more re
increase IN salary. Within a year sh'
VAS holding a very responsible posi-
tion and being generously c%ompensat
I'd II is clear that the condition O
our business depends upon the spirit