In a world torn apart by the conflict which has been raging, most people are shocked when told to rejoice, and the questions are asked: "What have I to rejoice over? How can anyone rejoice in these times?" And yet, in spite of all outward appearances, now is the time to rejoice. That is part of the prescription which will heal the dis-ease prevalent all over the globe. We have the highest authority for this in the Old and New Testaments and throughout the writings of Mary Baker Eddy.
The Psalms are full of expressions of joy and of admonitions to rejoice, and such a state of thought has aided in countless healings, through Christian Science, of sin, sickness, lack, and in the solution of all manner of problems.
When Paul and Silas were cast into prison, certainly there was not much to be happy about. These men had been placed in the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks. They had been made secure against any possibility of escape. They had been deprived of their liberty, and yet in the dead of night they "prayed, and sang praises unto God." They rejoiced, and this brought about their release.
