If one were to ask a young person today to describe in two words the most pressing needs of mankind, the answer would likely be "justice" and "love," for many young people see clearly the central importance of these attributes of God in the solution of the pressing problems of men. On every front we are challenged to extend justice and equality to all peoples. The rising expectations of millions of people demand it. It is the great challenge of the latter third of the twentieth century.
Writing at the dawn of this century, Mrs. Eddy concludes a poem called "The New Century" thus:
'Tis writ on earth, on leaf and flower:
Love hath one race, one realm, one power.
Dear God! how great, how good Thou art
To heal humanity's sore heart;
To probe the wound, then pour the balm—
A life perfected, strong and calm.
The dark domain of pain and sin
Surrenders—Love doth enter in,
And peace is won, and lost is vice:
Right reigns, and blood was not its price.Poems, p. 22;
