"AS
an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings," so, Moses declares, does God lead and care for His children.
To
Christian Scientists who are eligible and have availed themselves of the privilege of class instruction, as provided by our beloved Leader in the Manual of The Mother Church, the annual Association meeting comes as a day set apart, to use her words, "for the furtherance and unfolding of Truth".
A Young
woman who possessed unusual gifts, which she naturally desired to use effectively, was called upon for special service in her home—attending to certain duties which seemed at the time compulsory.
William Brantly, Committee on Publication for the State of Tennessee,
Jesus said, "In the world ye shall have tribulation," but the Christian Scientist is undismayed, because he knows that through these very experiences he is proving that nothing can separate him from the invisible, but nonetheless real, "love of God.
Among the many interesting statements sent in to the office during the year, indicative of the trend of thought, I think the following are worthy of report:
In
his argumentative attempt to correct and comfort Job, Eliphaz the Temanite voiced a message which turns one's thought to God in grateful expectancy of deliverance from ill; he said that if Job would turn to God he would "be built up"; and he added, "When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
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Although I have received healings in Christian Science throughout the past twelve years, for a long period of time I did not gain a true sense of this wonderful religion and of what it has done for me and all mankind.
It is such a joyous privilege to testify to the healing power of Christian Science that I should like to share the blessings that have come to me and mine.
In seeking God's protection and care daily in the light of Truth as revealed to us in the teachings of Christian Science, I am in a position to appreciate the value of this divine protection and guidance, as I was pursued by error in the form of rapidly failing health.
Christian Science found me after a long journey, which I had undertaken for a family reason and which involved sacrifice of the post which I thought was my only means of support.
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