What wisdom, knowledge, and gentle guidance are contained in this magnificent epigram by Ben Jonson! The Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, so esteemed it that she quotes it at the beginning of her work "Miscellaneous Writings.
As
clouds share with parched earth their liquid storeOf cooling and invigorating rain,And on a garden's flowered beauty pourThe quickening showers, reviving it againUntil the drooping stems spring up anewAnd bear their petals with a sturdy grace,And every blossom glows with brighter hueAnd greets the garden with a smiling face—So to my heart, when parched with doubt or fear,Come thoughts of God, like a refreshing shower,Until hope, faith, and love again appearAnd bear me upward with their holy power.
The
case for Christian Science is sustained by the evidence of spiritual power in the consciousness of the individual who applies this religion understandingly.
It
cannot be doubted that the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, has already produced and continues to produce a revolutionary change in human thinking.
The regular announcement with regard to the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church and other meetings at that season will appear in the May issue of The Christian Science Journal.
The following periodicals were founded by Mary Baker Eddy and are published by The Christian Science Publishing Society, One, Norway Street, Boston 15, Massachusetts, U.
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My heart is overflowing with deep gratitude for the wonderful experience of class instruction in 1928 and for the help it has been to me during the years since, and I want to tell of some of the benefits derived from my study of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.
It is with heartfelt gratitude that I take this opportunity to express my appreciation and thanks to God for numerous blessings received through Christian Science.
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