WHEN it is looked upon as an opportunity to glorify God, ushering in a Christian Science church is a holy experience. Sometimes those who have not served as ushers think that serving in that way is an unimportant task which can be performed with little or no preparation. When one is first appointed to the post, he may feel that it is an easy assignment, and since he intends to go to church anyway, he might as well usher. He soon discovers that it is an important duty and one to which spiritual preparation should be given.
The office of usher is primarily a mental one, requiring the individual to express alertness to duty at all times. Christian Science teaches us to guard our thoughts. An usher should be the sentry of his own thinking. He should be mentally alert not to admit false beliefs into his consciousness and to accept only the ideas of God.
An usher is usually the first one to greet those attending church services. The more clearly he understands the true nature of God as infinite Love, the more fully he will express genuine friendliness. The more he endeavors to express the qualities of God in his work, the more joyous, helpful, obedient, faithful, orderly, and punctual he will be in carrying out his duties.
