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Sacrifice not Loss
Too frequently the meaning of sacrifice is confused with that of loss. Sacrifice is voluntary reliquishment; loss is involuntary deprivation, ofttimes of that which is the most cherished of one's possessions. A moment's study clearly reveals the difference between these two words. Everything which is good comes from God. Everything created by God must of necessity be governed and protected by Him. Not one good thing can be lost, because good is always safe in God Himself. The only thing which can be given up is the material belief one has had respecting what is good. One can never lose anything good.
Mankind quite naturally look for the masculine qualities of courage and strength in man. No one doubts for a moment that the men who were on the firing line possess these qualities. Here one finds that though the conflict may take form as terrific noises, charges and countercharges, the real struggle is of necessity a mental one, where the various material beliefs which loom up legion strong are completely obliterated by the power of Truth. Through patient striving men must learn to bring out the gentler qualities of love and tenderness; for our Leader says in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" (p. 508): "The Mind or intelligence of production names the female gender last in the ascending order of creation. The intelligent individual idea, be it male or female, rising from the lesser to the greater, unfolds the infinitude of Love." The women at home, who naturally express the feminine qualities of love and tenderness, must also learn to express courage and strength as a result of their vigils for their loved ones.

January 18, 1919 issue
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Waking Hours
LOUISE KNIGHT WHEATLEY
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Truth the Basis of True Knowledge
MARY E. SIMPSON
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Moods
ALFRED F. GOODMAN
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Sacrifice not Loss
HENRY M. CALDWELL
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Guided by Mind
MINNIE A. GALT
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Encouragement
MARGARET HAWHE WRIGHT
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Communion
PEARLE M. WARREN
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The Mirage Disappears
William P. McKenzie
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True Patience
William D. McCrackan
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Symmetry
Annie M. Knott
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The Lectures
with contributions from George C. Bond, Burton R. Cole, Ezra W. Palmer, Robert E. Buffum
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It is with a feeling of deep gratitude for all the help I...
Douglas V. M. Tozer
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A deep sense of gratitude prompts me to tell of the...
R. C. Bollinger
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I wish to testify to the great benefits I have received...
E. Maude Squires
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For some time I have intended to send in a testimony of...
Elizabeth C. Campbell
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From a heart overflowing with gratitude for the many...
Augusta P. Whitman
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I came to Christian Science, not for physical healing,...
Phyllis Harley
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Nine years ago Christian Science healed me of ailments...
Ida M. Atkinson
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It is with a deep sense of gratitude for Christian Science...
Ernest H. Booksieker
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"Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me...
Geda Ellermeyer
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To say that I am grateful for Christian Science does not...
Bertha C. Marable
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from A. O. Freel