True activity is a purely spiritual quality, and therefore knows nothing of hurry. It is the inevitable accompaniment of spirituality, for Spirit has no part in stagnation or idleness. God is Spirit, and on page 519 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mrs. Eddy graphically portrays the tireless energy of divine Mind in the four words, "God rests in action." Infinite Love is tireless but never restless, and it must be apparent that indolence cannot claim association with Christianity.
Jesus constantly went about doing good, but nowhere do we read that he was ever in a hurry. He knew that results are never dependent upon haste, and that real accomplishments can be achieved only through obedience to the Scriptural injunction. ''Be still, and know that I am God." We have a striking illustration of this in the manner in which he received the news of the illness of his friend Lazarus. Mary and Martha had sent a messenger urging him to hasten to the bedside of the sick man, but we are told that Jesus tarried for two days before starting on his journey. Was this delay without a definite purpose? Assuredly not, for at the words. "Lazarus, come forth." the tomb gave up its dead. May it not be true that Jesus spent the intervening time in that spiritual preparation which made this demonstration of God's power possible? And is it not true that any evidence of hurry or excitement on his part would have betrayed a corresponding degree of doubt and fear which would have rendered the demonstration difficult if not impossible?
Christian Science is the only worth while time conserver, for it teaches us how to utilize our time to the greatest possible advantage. It does not, of course, create a single additional moment of time, but an understanding of its meaning enables one to accomplish more than is usually done in a given period. This can be proved in every line of righteous activity. The housewife, the business man the professional man, the farmer, the laborer,—each can prove individually the practical power of Christian Science to give that degree of wisdom and strength which enables one to do things that the world would classify as wonderful. Mrs. Eddy explains this process as follows (Science and Health, p. 128): "The term Science, properly understood, refers only to the laws of God and to His government of the universe, inclusive of man. From this it follows that business men and cultured scholars have found that Christian Science enhances their endurance and mental powers, enlarges their perception of character, gives them acuteness and comprehensiveness and an ability to exceed their ordinary capacity."
