The chairman of the department of journalism at a large university recently confided that he knew many people who wanted to write and had useful ideas to share. "But," he concluded sadly, "all they ever do is talk about it. They never actually get around to writing."
His comment was a rebuke to me. For months I had been talking about an article I wanted to write, but week after week I had procrastinated. I was also reminded of friends who had often mentioned they would like to write for the Christian Science periodicals. They had made notes for years. "Someday," each promised himself, "I'll organize them into articles." But they never had.
As Christian Scientists we realize the need for sharing inspiration and for finding fresh, accurate ways to present Christian Science. What then keeps us as well as others from writing? Is it difficulty in getting started? Is it lack of confidence? Or is it the argument that we do not know what to write? Why aren't we alert to use our understanding of Christian Science to refute these arguments?
