THE WEDDING OF SPIRITUALITY AND GOOD FORTUNE

Man, like an officiating priest, marries these, the spirituality within and the wealth without, which have seemed to be two and even to have been in opposition, (1) by believing in their union and (2) by revealing that in its true character prosperity is spiritual and spirituality prospers.

Prosperity is of God, like life, health, and strength. It is man's privilege to use these divine gifts as he wills; he may use his strength to knock another down; he may use his health to impose his appetites on others; but these uses do not lessen the fact that strength and health are the gifts of God.

Man may misuse his prosperity, may derive it from sources dishonest and selfish, but those are his mistakes; the truth is still that all that is universally good in itself is of the same origin, God. And prosperity originates with the all-prosperous One, who makes all things good and very good and never knows failure.

There is not one good pursued by man that, when regarded in its purity and from the highest viewpoint, cannot be identified with God. "I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the ... house of bondage." I am the Lord, your good, that delivered you from that great trouble, saved you from that mistake, failure, or other liability --the evil that beset you.