Minute Men and Women

I recently had the opportunity to attend a national park in Massachusetts, where they told the story of the Minutemen. When the Minutemen received word that the British army was on its way, Paul Revere and two others rode all through the night to wake up the villages to the impending threat from the British army. At one point, someone told them to be quiet. Their reply was, “If you think this is noisy, wait till you see what’s coming next!” Because they were faithful and willing to wake the people up, there were more militiamen in the country than the invading British soldiers!

We all need to be awakened from time to time. Sometimes it can be pretty uncomfortable, but it always brings much spiritual growth. At one time, the job I had wasn’t going that well and I was unhappy with it. I complained to a practitioner here in Plainfield, and the practitioner told me that I should be darned grateful I had a job! This woke me up and taught me something I needed to know — and as a result, my job was saved.

Right now we have something more important than someone’s job. In the May issue of the CornerStone, there is a wake-up call from Mary Baker Eddy that says, “The true Science — divine Science — will be lost sight of again unless we arouse ourselves.” It’s just as vital now that we all stay awake to the job God has given us. As Mrs. Eddy writes in Miscellaneous Writings, “All God’s servants are minute men and women. As of old, I stand with sandals on and staff in hand, waiting for the watchword and the revelation of what, how, whither. Let us be faithful and obedient, and God will do the rest.”