If Christian Scientists wish to be known as earnest workers, abundant fruit bearers, one rule must be observed, namely: that laid down by Jesus in John 15: 4, "As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me."
We have no light of our own to shed upon others. Ours, like that of the moon, is a reflected light; but we do reflect Him of whom the Psalmist said: "The Lord is my Light and my Salvation; whom shall I fear?" There is no doubt about the supply at the fountain. The only thing we need be anxious about is: Are we prepared to let the light shine through us? Are we spiritually minded enough to reflect spiritual Truth? And let us not attempt to do so dishonestly; the world is not slow to recognize true and sincere work along this line, or to detect the counterfeit. Better an honest, loyal worker, though he be not wise in the wisdom of this world, than a hypocrite, whose daily life does not emphasize the lessons that he undertakes to teach by his words, though he be never so highly educated and cultured in material things.
It is useless for a man to talk any higher than he lives.
