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by Ger trude M. Puelicher
“THIS IS THE DAY the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it” is so simple a Bible statement that we often pass it by or let it pass us by. Perhaps we are more accustomed to “This is the day eight people were killed on the highways, five more than one year ago today” or “Today hundreds of people have congregated to protest a shooting and vowed reprisal if their demands are not met.” Our minds have become so conditioned to the negative side of today’s thinking that we have apparently forgotten that to recognize any other side lies within our own power. The skeptics are already gathering their forces. “Suppose this is the day the Lord has made. What’s so remarkable about that? If the earth turns on its orbit, every 24 hours we have a new day, regardless of who made it. What’s more, all these bad things are happening every day, so exactly what is there to rejoice about? An all-embracing freedom, as well as an unmitigated blessing available to all persons, is the right to choose what one wants to think. What we think determines what we are. Basically, our behavior, as well as our experience, is the result of our thoughts. Those of us who are wise choose to believe this is the day the Lord has made. And if you would quibble over the word Lord, substitute Creative Principle, the one and only Power that could cause the sun to rise and spring to take its turn in the evolution of the seasons. And why is that cause for rejoicing? Because it establishes
the fact that God is, Creative Principle is, a force for good more powerful than man is. Why argue or struggle or battle against a truth so significant in the scheme of things; namely, that God establishes hope for a better world. Why not drop our shoulders, let go of all the tangled thinking that proves nothing, and relax in the simple fact that today is God’s day and therefore good must be in this day. Long-stemmed tulips are colorful flashes that greet one everywhere; lilacs are bursting with fragrance. Gardens, small and large, are alive with the joy of existence. If we would make our daily experience a better one, we have no choice but to tune in to God, to turn our thinking to God, to be still and know that God is, that good is. No one can tune in to God and be miserable or critical or disagreeable or intolerant. God and good are synonymous, and the instant we think good, good comes into our experience. Walk into a dark room, push an electric button, and the room is flooded with light. The connection has been made and nothing but light can result. Exactly the same thing occurs when we connect with God. We make our contact with a Power greater than man, we rest in that contact, and gradually a sense of peace comes upon us, ultimately enfolds us, and we are aware, within ourselves of a Presence and a Power that no material beliefs can penetrate. What happens? We go about whatever business is at hand, joyous within ourselves that we have proved, “This is the day the Lord hath made.” It is for this we are rejoicing and being glad n E X C L U S I V E LY Y O U R S
