Do we forget sometimes in Christian Science to be grateful for all the blessings we have received through this wonderful Truth? Do we remember always to thank God for His great mercy and love with which He has loved us, and drawn us to Him?
If we neglect to do this, and are not feeling full of joy and gratitude for all He has done, then we are off the line, and are not fit to receive that blessing and help which we should otherwise have been getting.
It is never necessary or right to be weary or downhearted in Christian Science, and we certainly ought never to be sad. The Shepherd of Hermas tells us very plainly that sadness is wrong, for, "it is the sister of doubting and of anger." We all know very well that we cannot make any demonstrations while we entertain doubts of any sort; that to overcome any kind of error, we must have a deep spiritual faith, one that recognizes God as always present with and able to save and help us.
