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"Thy kingdom come"
In all great movements there come times when the need is felt for a revival, or renewing of the spirit. The original idea is not lost, but faith seems dimmed, or overcharged with nonessentials that assume importance quite out of proportion to the animus of the work, which is to keep the vision clear, the high goal always ahead. The world presses hard; affairs loom large which, since they are concerned with the welfare or even the very existence of nations and peoples, cannot be ignored, but must take their place in the ordered thinking and overcoming of everyday problems.
This seeming unrest is not impatience, but presages a longing for more light, for stronger faith, and for a zeal that breaks mere routine. Our armor seems dull and tarnished. What will brighten it?
Sometimes it happens that a crisis occurs in the affairs of men, some sudden change awakening them to find themselves on the brink of a seeming abyss where human efforts and mortal opinions are of no avail. Then, what they have known of God, of Truth, is the only sure foothold that remains; and their only hope of safety is to stand and see the power of God. To all who have come face to face with such a situation, the only outstanding thing that has any significance is the absolute certainty that God is All. Does not faith revive? Is not hope renewed? Are we not inspired with greater zeal to serve, humbly to strive with more self-abnegation than ever before to make the words of our prayer, "Thy kingdom come," live in our hearts?
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April 15, 1939 issue
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Maintain Your Elevation!
JOHN HENRY WEER
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Fear Not!
ELIZABETH S. MURRAY
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"Thy kingdom come"
IDA FLORENCE SAWYER
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"The speed, beauty, and achievements of goodness"
ELOISE L. PATTILLO
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True Substance
LESLIE BURN ANDREAE
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Minding One's Own Business
MABEL CONE BUSHNELL
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Harmony
J. SAUNDERS SCOTT
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A Prayer for Purity
ELIZABETH CHALLIS ADAMS
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An article in a recent issue states that much of Christian Science...
Meinrad Schnewlin, Committee on Publication for German-speaking Switzerland,
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The statement by a clergyman, as quoted in a recent...
William Carson Blackburn, Committee on Publication for the State of North Carolina,
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In a recent letter I endeavored to make it clear that...
Miss Lily Florence Brown, Committee on Publication for Worcestershire, England,
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The Lesson
ELLEN VELLONE FLOYD
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Corrective Power of Right Ideas
Duncan Sinclair
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"The three great verities of Spirit"
George Shaw Cook
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The Lectures
with contributions from Paul Arno Irmschler, Richard P. Robbins, Clarence W. Murch
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I am especially grateful to Mary Baker Eddy for her...
Elmer R. Sundquist
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"The fact that Truth overcomes both disease and sin...
Margaret Horn
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I am indeed grateful for the protection, blessings, and...
Mildred A. Griffin
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I am unutterably grateful for Christian Science
Kathleen Ward
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When I hear read from the desk, at church, the words,...
Anna J. Ten Eyck
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I wish at this time to express my deep and profound...
Frank G. Forward
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I wish to express my sincere gratitude for the many...
Carrie Starkey
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"Come and dine"
FLORENCE L. MAGERS
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from John E. Marvin, L. B. Ashby, Manning