Sometimes, when reading the many helpful and excellent articles in our Journals and Sentinels, the thought occurs to me: "How easily one can sit down and imbibe all these good things without a thought of the loving effort made to give them to us, without a thought of the faithful and loyal devotion to duty exemplified by our editors." It seems to me that the next best thing to having the ability to write such articles is to recognize the help received therefrom and acknowledge the same. Our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker G. Eddy, says on page 371, "A just acknowledgment of Truth, and what it has done for us, is an effectual help."
We learn in Christian Science that Life is not a matter of material sense at all, but of Scientific fact. So it must be with our recognition of help received from Christian Science; it is not a matter of emotion, of waiting until we feel like being thankful, but of perception of the Scientific Fact that an honest recognition of benefit received fulfils the law of Christ and brings its just reward to both donor and recipient. I know I have much that has come to me through Christian Science; I know it has helped me in my business affairs, has broadened and enlarged my thought, and freed me, not only from the bondage of physical sickness but much more, from that of erroneous early teaching. Judging from what Christian Science has done for me. I know there are glorious things in store if I do my part and am faithful to those in authority.
It is impossible at present to know all that our beloved Leader has done and is doing for us, but if we are loyal children we shall know "when the mists have rolled away."
