The Creed of Trust & Service

The Creed of Trust & Service

Author: The Living Hour April 12, 2026 Duration: 5:54

Welcome to Our Sunday Talks. Today’s talk was edited and adapted from New Thought Common Sense by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, published in 1908. Gain access to more episodes (ad-free) by becoming our patron for as little as $3 a month.

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Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: During the early 1900s, Benjamin Mills founded an organization called “Fellowship,” which had no creed save "Trust and Service." What is your idea of trust and service? How would you answer the question contained in the motto?

My own idea of trust is as unbounded as the word indicates: whatever happens, to believe it is part of the divine plan. However unpleasant, however painful, however disagreeable may be the happening or circumstance, to determine upon finding its good meaning, and to turn it to the soul's account, and make it a means of character building.

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