October 31

October 31 – AM          Page 11, Bill’s Story, Chapter 1

But my friend sat before me, and he made the point-blank declaration that God had done for him what he could not do for himself.  His human will had failed.  Doctors had pronounced him incurable.  Society was about to lock him up.  Like myself, he had admitted complete defeat.  Then he had, in effect, been raised from the dead, suddenly taken from the scrap heap to a level of life better than the best he had ever known!
Had this power originated in him?  Obviously it had not.  There had been no more power in him than there was in me at that minute; and this was none at all.

October 31 – PM          Page 98-99, Working With Others, Chapter 7

Now, the domestic problem:  There may be divorce, separation, or just strained relations.  When your prospect has made such reparation as he can to his family, and has thoroughly explained to them the new principles by which he is living, he should proceed to put those principles into action at home.  That is, if he is lucky enough to have a home.  Though his family be at fault in many respects, he should not be concerned about that.  He should concentrate on his own spiritual demonstration.  Argument and fault-finding are to be avoided like the plague.  In many homes this is a difficult thing to do, but it must be done if any results are to be expected.  If persisted in for a few months, the effect on a man’s family is sure to be great.  The most incompatible people discover they have a basis upon which they can meet.  Little by little the family may see their own defects and admit them.  These can then be discussed in an atmosphere of helpfulness and friendliness.