Out of the bondage of mortal fear into the harmony of Divine Science makes the body whole. Conquering an error in one instance enables us to make a better demonstration the next time. Constant watchfulness is necessary to keep the adversary without. The slightest temporizing with error is a spiritual loss, and alternately treating with Truth and error shows the weakness of our fortifications. It is true that "a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump ;" but it is also important that those having a knowledge of Science should show no disposition to return to error. It does not injure Truth, because nothing can overcome or destroy the Infinite ; but it is impossible to reach the individual minds if we prejudice the cause ourselves. We should be lights indeed, adding new lustre every day, so that when the people look to us they can find our lamps burning brightly.
We need not expect to please all—our Master did not—but we can know that we are serving God, and we shall not fail in doing this work. If we are serving Mammon and unrighteousness, we are lapsing into error every day, and if we do not see it ourselves others see it for us. When we build on Truth we build on the solid rock, and when we build on error we have neither structure nor foundation.
Hungering after the " fleshpots" creates an appetite that is never appeased ; eating of the bread of heaven and drinking of spiritual waters brings us everlasting Life. Like withered flowers are the joys of yesterday. We hold the blossoms in our hands, but know their beauty is not lasting save in memory. We have our days of earthly pleasures, but, unless we have wrought some good, perhaps they are better forgotten than remembered. A child playing by the wayside gathers the beauteous blossoms in innocent glee and throws them aside. Perhaps a little consciousness of Divine love may reach his understanding as he revels in their beauty, but more likely they teach him nothing, unless a loving, God-revering mother has given him the impress of her thought. How many of us are children in our pastimes, without their innocence for excuse, destroying instead of building !
