A friend of mine recently told about a motivational talk she had attended. The speaker and his wife had eliminated from their experiences activities that they felt were not mentally positive. For instance, they had stopped following the news because it so often depressed them. They felt this was of benefit, and that similar avoidance would also be of benefit to others, helping them to live happier and more peaceful lives.
Thinking about this approach to finding peace, I found a new answer to a familiar question— namely, Why is it important for Christian Scientists to publish a daily newspaper?
In the well-known parable of the good Samaritan, Christ Jesus tells of a man in need.See Luke 10:30-37. Thieves had robbed him, beaten him, and left him half dead. A priest, and then a Levite, came along, but passed by without stopping to help. Then a Samaritan arrived at the scene. Although he was a foreigner with no customary obligation to the injured man, and was not necessarily religious as were the priest and Levite, he stopped to help, bandaging the man's wounds, providing him with shelter, and making sure he was cared for until he recovered.
