It is a pitiful thing to see a woman at thirty or forty who has nothing
to think about but herself and the affairs of her neighbors, and who
never reads. If the mental side of the triad has grown weak through
laziness and neglect, the girl may strengthen it. The effort to make it
strong may not seem a part of religion but it is.

And if she knows now as she thinks honestly about it, that the spiritual
side of the triad that governs her life is weak, she may strengthen it.
She can read the Book that through all the ages has strengthened men's
spirits and made them conquerors over temptation and sin. She can think
about the words that have helped women to keep sweet and strong amidst
trial, and danger, sorrow and disappointment. And she can pray. She does
not need long prayers. She needs just a word with God, her Father and
her Helper every day to keep her strong, and another at night to give
her courage to go on trying when she has weakly yielded to temptation
and failed. If she has neglected it she may begin now to strengthen the
weak place that she may be saved from spiritual sickness which is the
worst of all.

One covets for every girl the opportunity to live in the hands of the
healthful, trained, awakened triad. Life is a blessed experience to the
girl who is well physically, alert mentally and strong spiritually. If
that experience is to come to the majority of girls, then those
interested in her religion must more and more understand that true
religion touches all of life--the triad--body, mind and spirit.

One summer night when the thunder was roaring over the sea and vivid
flashes of lightning blinded for the moment one daring enough to face
the storm, the little village church bell rang the dread alarm of fire.