"The thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me," was Job's cry in the midst of tribulation. Through a mistaken concept of meek surrender and of the true nature of God, he said, "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away." Passing through many trials, he finally discerned the perishable nature of material laws and possessions, and said, as one awaking from a dream: "Now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes."
Today, do not people often guard what is dear to them in fear and trembling, expecting every moment some overpowering blow? And if misfortune presents itself, does not a mistaken sense of submission lead them to be resigned to their fate? And may not such a person be considered pious and devout? But our Way-shower, Christ Jesus, demonstrated dominion over every inharmonious situation. He understood that God's will is always harmony and perfection, and he therefore walked unharmed over the waves of error, never fearing the claims of so-called material laws. Even at the time of the crucifixion, which he underwent "that the scripture might be fulfilled," he resisted envy, hate, and death, and as the glorified victor over the grave demonstrated eternal life and the power of Love. When the efforts of his disciples were unavailing, did he not reprove their fear and lack of faith?
Nevertheless, even today, fear remains the worst enemy of sick and suffering humanity, and eminent men who have selflessly devoted themselves to the study of material curative methods have not succeeded in finding the way to conquer fear, the main cause of sickness.
