Frequently
the question is asked: Do Christian Scientists use petitions when they pray, or do they rely entirely upon denials of error and affirmations of truth?
The
demand that we adhere strictly to the truth which Christian Science teaches,—namely, that God and His spiritual creation, man and the universe, are the only facts of existence,—must be fulfilled, if we are to experience the harmony which Christian Science promises to those who demonstrate it.
Mankind's
ideas of the nature of good cover the widest imaginable range; but it is certain that there is no more active or universal desire than to attain good.
At
each Sunday service and Wednesday evening meeting in Christian Science churches, the following statement, or one similar thereto, is made from the desk: "Let us unite in silent prayer.
Of
all the tendencies of the so-called human mind one of the most unfortunate is the habit of procrastination, which is akin to the unintelligent, ostrich-like hiding of the head of the one who would proclaim evil to be overcome by merely shutting the eyes to it.
What the world at this moment needs is more love from all Christians for each other, no matter how divergent their doctrines or their forms of worship.
Above
all the disciples of Christ Jesus, except the beloved apostles themselves, it seems certain that Paul was most successful in bringing home to his auditors and readers the great importance of the Nazarene's message.
When
Paul writes to the Corinthians, "Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity [love], it profiteth me nothing," he presents a view not yet universally accepted on the subject of human service.
In recent years more members of The Mother Church have paid their annual per capita tax during May, June, and July than any other three months of the year.
Sufficient time has elapsed since the first beneficent influence of Christian Science came into my life to prove that its effects were neither illusory nor transient.
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