ALL through the ages men have found inspiration and comfort in the beautiful words of Isaiah, "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." But beautiful and comforting as these words have always been to the weary ones, it is only in the light of Christian Science that their full and active significance dawns upon the reader, and the special meaning of the word "wait" begins to unfold.
There are at least two meanings to the word "wait." Taken in one sense, the act of waiting indicates a state of receptivity, that mental attitude which lends itself to the detection of the voice of Spirit, an attitude which is so essential in the working out of human problems. It is this listening for the Father's guiding voice by which it is possible to hear the command, "This is the way, walk ye in it."
To the restless activity of mortal mind, this attitude sometimes appears difficult to maintain. Currents and cross currents of mortal suggestions present themselves under the guise of legitimate messengers, and the unwary one may be trapped into accepting what falsely claims to represent divine direction. To hold one's self in the conscious attitude of waiting is to be possessed of that alertness of thought which, with scientific accuracy, discriminates between the real and the unreal. And this waiting attitude is surely a quality available to each one who realizes man's oneness with God and acknowledges the presence of Spirit.
