November 18, 1944
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The
season of Thanksgiving may bring to the minds of some, harvest thanksgiving festivals of earlier days, when churches were decorated with fruit and flowers, the air was laden with the fragrance of blossoms, the scent of apples and pears, and the finest of the earth's produce was displayed as a thank offering to God for another harvest safely garnered.
Today
when war work or the call to the armed services has taken many a husband, brother, daughter, or son from the family circle, we need truly to learn to "loose him, and let him go.
All
of us would, if the question were asked, assert emphatically that we do not make graven images and serve or fear them.
Often
one is tempted to turn backward in thought to contemplate past pleasures or pains and to dwell longingly or fearfully, as the case may be, upon them.
I would
not seek to guide the way for others,Except in deep humility I walkThe narrow way of truth and noble purposeAnd with my heavenly Father daily talk.
At
Thanksgiving time the children in the second grade in school were listening to the story of the Pilgrims and their first Thanksgiving.
In
the United States, when we turn a fresh page on our calendar and find that November is upon us, are we not apt to think about and possibly plan for that happy American festival, Thanksgiving, which is celebrated the last of this month?
Article
Branch churches and societies contemplating the holding of a Christian Science service on Thanksgiving Day may wish to have the service at a time which will accommodate the greatest number.
Article
To ensure that complete lecture notices be printed in the Sentinel, detailed information should reach the Journal, Sentinel, and Herald Editorial Department regarding lectures in the United States and Canada at least seven weeks before the date of the lecture; elsewhere, eight or ten weeks before.
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It is with a deep sense of gratitude for Christian Science that this testimony is written.
Limitation suggests that in my present environment and with pressing duties there is no opportunity to express thankfulness to God for His goodness, mercy, guidance, and protection, revealed to us through the teachings of Christian Science.
That Christian Science brings continuous unfoldment to the earnest student has been proved time and again.
It is with a heart full of gratitude to God for His goodness and loving care, as revealed to me through Christian Science, that I give this testimony.
With a grateful, humble heart I testify to the healing power of Christian Science.
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.
Being very desirous of expressing my gratitude to God for all the blessings Christian Science has brought to me, I should like to add my testimony.
Over ten years ago Christian Science convinced me that anyone can learn to rely upon it to supply his needs.
Let
doubt be stilled, fear be destroyed,Trust take its rightful place;The love outpoured be amplified,That all may serve Thy grace.
