The old thought that one cannot be rich but at the expense of his neighbor must pass away, and every exercise that has had that thought for its basis. True prosperity adds to the richness of the whole earth, such as that of the man who makes two trees grow where only one grew before. The parasitical belief in prosperity as coming by the sacrifices of others has no place in the mind that thinks true. “My benefit is your benefit; your success is my success” should be the basis of our wealth.

It is the divine will that you be a self-reliant, self-supporting person, strong, upright, efficient, a nobleman of God’s realm, able to command all the elements and to use and beautify all creation through your knowledge of your self and union with God.

It was from the standpoint of his disobedience that man judged the Lord to be a harsh, austere task­master of poor slaves. Now we know that we do not honor God by such a view; we see Him as He is, the lover of all, the true God who wills that every­one shall enter joy and freedom while yet on the earth by co-operating with the only will there is, the will that seeks always and everywhere the good and happiness of the whole.

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