The Business of Religion
By Rev. E. H. J. Andrews
It is living in communion with nature that makes the naturalist, and living in communication with the universe that makes the astrologer. Painters and poets and scientists are the product of communion with the arts and sciences. The only blacksmith worthy of the name is the man who, by living in communion with his smithy, has made himself master of his trade. So in the world of spiritual things. If we would be spiritual, we must live in communion with the spiritual Being. There are men and women without number who dabble in the arts and sciences but never make their mark in the world. Of all the countless thousands who essay to become great, only a few become masters. Why? Because they have not sacrificed themselves upon the altar of their quest — because they have permitted other interests to dissipate the oneness of their devotion. So in the world of spiritual things. How is it possible for those to become master Christians who only occasionally busy their thoughts with spiritual concerns — only occasionally read their Bibles, only occasionally go to church? Religion is a business to be mastered.—Rev. E. H. J. Andrews.