It
may be said that war is a state of organized conflict, in which the resources of the combatants are drawn upon in a struggle for supremacy; while peace on earth is a state of liberty and security, with obedience to law and order on all sides.
Threats
by aggressor nations to invade countries where the enemy's foot has not yet trod, or suggestions of fear that still greater horrors may be inflicted by the forces of destruction upon those that oppose them, will not dismay individuals and peoples who have placed their whole trust in God.
Several
years ago, a young student of Christian Science heard the statement made by one who for many years had enjoyed the blessings which are among the things added to those seeking first the kingdom of God, "My greatest desire is to know God better; everything else is incidental.
When
one has become sufficiently disillusioned by the fallibility of false gods and seen the impossibility of their satisfying the desire for happiness or success, one may join with Job in his cry for the true God, "Oh that I knew where I might find him!"
The
prophet Isaiah wrote, "Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!" In the one hundred and forty-sixth Psalm we read, "Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help;" and, "Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God.
The following resolution was passed at a meeting of the London Churches of Christ, Scientist, held in Third Church of Christ, Scientist, London, England, on February 14, 1942:
There are only three short paragraphs on the Sunday school in the Church Manual by Mary Baker Eddy, but these are all-sufficing, and the rules set forth therein, when studied, are found to be complete, and provide the guidance necessary for giving the pupils a demonstrable knowledge of Christian Science.
Christian Science has brought such a glorious vision and so many blessings to me and my family that I rejoice in this opportunity to spread the good news.
After a beautiful healing in Christian Science of a sickness from which I had suffered for over fifteen years, I have often been asked the question, "Is a Christian Science healing permanent?
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