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is like a game of catch— the easy back-and-forth of an unscored ball. No points counted.
Winter trees— A bare time A silent time— A consolidating time Preparing to break out into exuberant life And joyous abundance. Study hours— Nothing much to be seen or heard No material accomplishments Unproductive to mortal eyes— But when the new shoots of understanding appear And new visions are acted on, What flowering And what fruits! See Science and Health 57:13.
Nehemiah wept For the affliction of Jerusalem. Even as I In my afflictions mourn.
Let me be thorough in my work Like Joshua and his people— Not slipshod, halfway But seven times around the wall Till I see the evil fall. Let me be thorough also in forgiveness— Not halfhearted Holding something back.
Jacob wrestles with the adversary Well, don't we, too? Wrestle with the foe, I mean? At first we think we have real opposition, Coming at us from another camp, Making onslaughts on our life— An enemy outside our consciousness. And so it must have seemed to Jacob.
"Truth, Life, and Love are the only legitimate and eternal demands on man, and they are spiritual lawgivers, enforcing obedience through divine statutes" ( Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy).
A second chance! How grateful for a second chance. When to mortal sense All signs of life seemed gone, And victory appeared In the grasp of matter, That still small voice of God So strong, so steadfast, so assuring, Rang out the truth: Life is eternal, Beyond the claims of matter.
This service is a fruitful, healing hour, Unfettered by man-made, outmoded creed, Unfolding truths that heal through Love's all-power, And ministering to the human need. The message reaches each receptive heart, For preparation has been made through prayer, And when the service ends and all depart, We trust the fruitage to the Father's care.
"I will arise and go to my father," said the prodigal long ago. Could I but do the same, To stand before Almighty God, call Him Father, and ask to be His hired servant, Who, me? Besides, does He have a robe my size and a ring to fit my finger? Would He see me afar off and run to greet this other wandering son? I will arise and go to my Father, I have all to gain, naught to lose.
In every nation, men have fought for human liberty; And since God's justice must prevail, then all men will be free. In every age, the heart has yearned for human hopes of peace; And since God's will must be fulfilled, then slavery has to cease.