Joy is a quality so universally sought that no one denies its desirability. Only the manner of its attainment is in question. Christian Scientists are widely recognized as a joyous people; and it is usually conceded that their religion must be the basis of their joy, an estimate in which they wholeheartedly concur.
Yet even Christian Scientists are sometimes heard to say: "Oh, if I might only regain the joy and inspiration I knew early in my study of Science. My problems now seem to rob me of my joy." Is not this an admission that one's problems loom larger in his thought than the joy which is needed to solve the problems? Yet surely joy, a spiritual quality of God, need not be superseded or obscured by a temporal human problem. A mathematician would not be heard to lament that he is faced with problems. He knows that he has the science of numbers with which to solve problems, and he finds joy and satisfaction in doing so.
In like manner Christian Scientists should reap a rich harvest of joy in facing and solving the problems which confront mankind. However big a problem may appear, it need not rob us of the joy of applying what we know of divine Truth to the situation at hand. Our efforts to overcome error in every form should not be a weary, depressing affair, but a joyous spiritual warfare.
