The
commandment which reads, "Thou shalt not covet".
Perfection
is both the goal and the starting point in Christian Science.
Oil
was put to many uses by the people of Biblical times: the rich used it as a perfume, the physicians as a medicant, and the priests in ceremonial rites, particularly the rite of consecration.
When
the world's fierce, tempestuous error weighsWith all its burden of unreal days,Dulling the heart, how sweet to wander byUntroubled waters or a dimpling stream,And with glad heart of praiseTurn thought to HimWhose love is ever nigh,Whose government supremeNo evil mars,No hate nor terror jars,Nor darkness glooms, nor bitter envy sears,But omnipresent lightRejoices all our sight;And then to drop those faithless thoughts and dim,Dissolve to nothing those dull fearsIn His all-mantling love,And knowing Him,Trusting that careTill now unreckoned of,Wake from perturbed dreamsAnd hear,Within the heart, music of heaven's streams,As spiritual.
Sometimes
on a summer day, O when the air has been close and heavy, a sudden breeze springs up, freshening the air and bringing a sense of freedom and invigoration.
Christian Science
teaches that God is Spirit, and that He is All.