In Section 7, Article XVIII., of the Church Manual, our Leader and Mother tells us that "God requires wisdom, economy, and brotherly love to characterize all the proceedings of the members of the Mother Church." Economy must never be confounded with meanness or limitation; on the contrary, its practice leads to plenty, prosperity, and liberality. In the words of the proverb, "We must be just before we can be generous." Generosity, without the balancing influence of wisdom and economy, would result in an inability to meet one's just obligations. The proper blending of these qualities is brought about through the understanding of Christian Science, and through the experiences of life, by which we are gently, but forcibly, taught the lessons which unfold the brotherhood of man, and his unity with God.
In the divine economy fear cannot exist; it would obstruct the channels of thought through which we should be receiving the evidences of Truth and Love. Let us quickly detect this mortal thought, and refuse to admit its power to interrupt the progress of the Spiritual idea in its natural circulation through the universal consciousness. It is a well-known fact, that the prosperity of a country depends more upon the freedom of its money circulation than upon the volume of its currency.
When we realize that all we have that is good and useful comes from God, Mind, although, through our lack of spiritual discernment, we may still see it as matter, we then recognize our responsibility in using to the greatest advantage the talents which have been entrusted to our charge. By being faithful over a few things, we are fitted to become rulers over many.
