A day of glorious opportunity confronts Christian Scientists, and they must be awake to this fact and reap the blessings that lie before them.
The genuine Christian Scientist, the diligent, wide-awake follower of the living Christ, knows that opportunities do not bring ease in matter, and that progress is not always through paths of flowers. The proper meeting of adverse conditions through the understanding of God always brings progress and growth. Well could James say, "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." Paul, that brave follower of Truth, foresaw the "bonds and afflictions" which he must needs overcome, and courageously declared, "None of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy."
It does not matter what world conditions may seem to be, or what mortal mind may claim. It matters not if everything seems adverse or is opposing one in an effort to destroy. Not one of these things can injure or destroy the individual who holds steadfastly to the truth and abides continuously in "the secret place of the most High." Each such condition or circumstance is an opportunity to go higher in spiritual understanding and serves to enground one more securely in Truth.
