The
aviator points his planeFor lofty flight through clouds and rain;A gray, forbidding sky is spreadAcross that pathless space ahead,And bitter blasts with savage stingsBeat on his upward-soaring wings.
"Self-Expression"
is a word which is often used in modern parlance among individuals and nations, and indicates a natural desire for greater fulfillment and success in life.
I shall
keep my joy as a gladsome birdThat nests in the heart of me;At the red of dawn ere the lark is heardIt will sing in exuberant glee, For joy is highest praise expressed— The rhythm of Spirit made manifest.
On
January 1, 1910, the revered Leader of the Christian Science movement, Mary Baker Eddy, then approaching, according to the measurement of years, her ninetieth milestone, wrote the following verses.
John's
Gospel recounts that when the Master was once in Cana of Galilee, a nobleman came to him and implored him to come to Capernaum, where his son was very ill.
Applications for membership in The Mother Church are acted upon by The Christian Science Board of Directors, twice each year, as provided for by the Manual of The Mother Church, Article XIII, Section 2.
I put
my hand in His,And as I go my wayI prayThat, whatsoever thingI do or say,So much of LoveI may reflectThat confidence will banish fear,Evil lose its claim to power,As joyously I walk with HimToday,This very hour.
After reading the Preface and the first chapter on Prayer in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.
Over a year ago my attention was arrested by a testimony of healing in the Sentinel of a woman who was supporting a small child, finishing a university course, and teaching at the same time.
A deep sense of gratitude for Christian Science prompts me to share with others the positive results obtained through the study and application of Science to every human need.
Before
the dawn began to glowAcross the barren fields of fear,There was no light or song to cheer,Nor sage to tell you how to go,Nor chart to mark a friend from foe.
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