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fears. Exclude from mortal min,
the offending errors; then the
body cannot suffer from tA-el ~
This, you see, is prayer without
ceasing. It is working out our
salvation as the Bible requires.
Accidents Preventable
The third point in this discus
sion is that right thinking is
necessary to safety on the high
way and in every human activity.
Accidents never just happen.
They are always the result of
fear, or superstition, or careless
ness. Accidents can be prevented,
and the surest way is the method
of right thinking taught in Chris
tian Science.
Chance and accident are not
supported by law. II they were.
everyone would be vulnerable.
Christian Science teaches that
chance and accident, regardless
of the human activity in which
they occur, are without law.
without authority of any kind.
They are simply the product of
erroneous thinking - ignorance,
fear, and superstition entertained
in consciousness.
You can disprove the belief in
the law of chance by affirming di-
vine Minds harmonious govern
ment. The same law which keeps
the celestial bodies in their proper
orbits will enable you to keep
your automobile in the right lane,
at safe speed, under constant
control, and without endanger-
ing the lives and property of 9TH
ers, provided you are receptive
and responsive to the Mind that
is God.
Accidents imply more than one
Mind. 1t is assumed that all in
volved have minds of their own
and that they are anything but
co-ordinated.
But this is not so. Do we not
read in the Bible, "Haye we not
all one father? hath not one God
created us?" (Mal. 2:10.l And
this one is Mind, the divine Mind,
the only Mind, before which we
can have no other, as the First
Commandment requires.
We can avoid accidents of all
kindS-on the highway, in the air,
in industry, and in the home. In
fact, we can prevent accidents
from occurring by realizing that
there is but one Mind or govern
ment, but one law of harmonious
control.
"But how will this prevent 9TH
erS from being careless?" you
may ask. Often il is felt that it is
not our neglect which causes ac-
cidents, but the other fellows,
and how can we control him? We
do not control him, and we make
no effort to do so, but Mind, God,
does, whether the other person
knows it or not. Our response
bility is to recognize Gods con-
troll of all.
He that dwelleth in the secret
place of the most High shall abide
under the shadow of the Al
mighty" the Bible reminds us
(Ps. 91:1). Our awareness of
Minds government, and our con-
sistent obedience to Minds di-
rection, fully protect us. Mrs.
Eddy writes (Science and Health,
p. 424): Accidents are unknown
to God, or immortal Mind, and
we must leave the mortal basis of
belief and unite with the one
Mind, in order to change the no.
ton of chance to the proper sense
of Gods unerring direction and
thus bring out harmony. Under
divine Providence there can be
no accidents, since there is no
room for imperfection in per-
fection."
We can all improve our con-
tribution to safe driving, to the
prevention of accidents in every
human activity, by supplanting
the false law of chance with
Gods law of harmony and order.
Now what have we observed in
this discussion on Christian Sci
ence: The Power of Spiritual
Right Thinking? We found that
the word think" is vitality inn
portant to being, that the time
for thinkers has, indeed, come,
and that we cannot begin too
soon the admonition of st. Paul
to think on these things" the
things of Spirit. We then ex-
plored related points. in the de-
velopment of our subject: first,
that right thinking is directly re-
lated to Gods oneness and all
ness. is directly related to the
faithful observance of the deduc-
tive method of reasoning; that we
can consistently begin with God,
the great and only cause, and
from that starting point reason
logically and intelllgently to the
effect. Second, we observed that
right thinking enables the divine
Mind to govern the human body
harmoniously. just as it governs
the celestial bodies of the Milky
Way, if we will but let that
Mind govern by having the Mind
that was in Christ Jesus. Third,
we discovered that right think
ing is directly related to safety,
for once we rule out of conscious
ness the belief in law of chance
and accident, and subscribe in
stead to a fuller realization that
there is one Mind only. not two,
not many, we can prevent acci-
dents from occurring and feel the
safety, peace. and confidence
which come through Minds har-
monious government.
The power of spiritual right
thinking can be applied to every
daily task. You viii find as you
begin to practice it and notice
the improvement and progress
that take place in your experi-
ence. that you will often pause
and thank God for His infinite
goodness. Spiritual right think
ing is what Paul referred TO when