Most of us have found that a rewarding and satisfying concept of church cannot be gained merely by attending services. The recognition of church has to be developed in individual consciousness. This unfoldment is going on moment by moment. The services round out and complete our week of church thinking and living.
In all this, the dynamic force is the true idea, Church, as Mind knows it, unseen to mortal sense but progressively recognized by awakening humanity and made visible in experience by its effects. What we behold as an edifice is the evidence of the consciousness of Church held by a group of individuals.
How important, then, for each member to build and preserve a proper understanding of Church! This building must combine the beauty of holiness with a desire to bring this beauty into usefulness to humanity. It is through devout consecration of thought that our church organization remains pure and strong. The love each member has for Church—love that is Christly enough to hold to the spiritually mental "structure"—keeps church activities from being contaminated by unspiritual tendencies. It keeps the doors open to meet the community's needs and to heal all who are in need of healing.
