Today,
when the news tells us of clashing opinions, differing wills, and discordant conferences, Christian Science presents one eternal, unchallengeable basis upon which to build an enduring peace.
In
spite of deep sincerity of purpose and effort, many people are uncertain of their place in life and unsure of the rightness of their action under various circumstances encountered in human experience.
In
response to the question by James and John as to whether his desire was that they should command that fire should come down from heaven to consume the Samaritans, Christ Jesus replied.
Does
not every teacher in a Christian Science Sunday School leave the class at the end of the hour with a deepened desire for consecration, a heart rededicated to a more steadfast use of the law of Love?
True
understanding gives us newborn sightCleansing our thought of what we think we seeIn those we mingle with from day to day,And most in those to whom our hearts are drawn;Helps us to see our brother, as did Jacob,Doubtful of Esau's motive, when he prayedTo God for help, and, reaping his reward,Said to his brother.
A phase
of evil which the Christian Scientist needs to see the nothingness of is the claim which sometimes suggests that while a healing of sickness, sin, lack, or inharmony has been accomplished through Christian Science, the healing can be reversed.
We are pleased to announce the reprinting of two pamphlets which have not been available for some years, but the worth of which is recognized: "A Prophet with Honor," which is a compilation of articles regarding the life of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, and "Christian Science Healing: Spiritual and Scientific" by Professor Hermann S.
Christian Science treatment from authorized Christian Science Workers is available, without charge, to veterans in government hospitals who are interested in Christian Science.
A member of The Mother Church, now living in one of the Fiji Islands, wrote to the Clerk some months ago expressing the hope that at some time she could meet a lecturer or worker in the Field who might be passing through, since the Islands are a port of call for ships and planes en route to and from New Zealand and Australia.
I always approved of Christian Science because of my brother, who accepted it soon after it was presented to the world, but I did not accept it for myself until many years later.
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