While studying the Christian Science Bible Lesson, I was reading the story of Joshua and the battle of Jericho. I have read this story many times, but this time I thought, How is this story relevant to me, today?
Jericho was a walled city supposedly safe from attack. I realized that Jericho could be symbolic of a man-made fortress of mortal beliefs—beliefs in sickness, fear, lack, and sin. And I asked myself, How can we make these “walls” come tumbling down?
I went back to the Bible to see how God instructed Joshua to conquer Jericho. First, God said, “See, I have given into thine hand Jericho” (Joshua 6:2). The first thing Joshua had to understand was that the battle was already won. Then, the next thing that Joshua and his men had to do was to compass the city once every day for six days. On the seventh day they were to compass the city seven times, and when the priests blew the trumpets, all the people were to shout—and then the walls fell down (see Joshua 6:1–16, 20).
