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TRUE HUMOR
True humor, with its happy merriment, is a lovable quality. It springs from the unfolding of Love's spontaneity to human consciousness and expresses the joy of a loving heart. It leaves behind it a sweet sense of refreshment. Never caustic or forced, but always kind, true humor relieves tension and breaks the spell of fear, dissipates the stiffness and false reserve of mortal mind, and quickly establishes friendly relationships.
In her book "Miscellaneous Writings" Mary Baker Eddy says (p. 117), "I agree with Rev. Dr. Talmage, that 'there are wit, humor, and enduring vivacity among God's people.'" If we would be counted among God's people we must reflect the deific qualities. These include the innocent happiness, blitheness, and spontaneity of Love, as well as the strength, stability, and integrity of Truth. Gratitude for God's loving-kindness brings spiritual contentment, which is reflected in a smiling face and genial speech. It is recorded that Solomon "sent the people away ... glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lord had shewed" (II Chron. 7:10).

August 2, 1952 issue
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TRUE HUMOR
CLARA ARMITAGE BROWN
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SPIRITUALIZATION OF THOUGHT
HERBERT E. FROST
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LET US PRAY
SUSAN F. CAMPBELL
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"HOLD THY GAZE TO THE LIGHT"
CELIA R. RINGHAM
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THE CHOSEN
M. Elizabeth Kirwin
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THE ANTIPODE OF MESMERISM
JENS OSVALD LAURITZEN
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DIVINE LOVE IS SUPREME
LOIS M. CONOVER
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BUILDING
MARY JANE BACON
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A PRAYER
Agatha M. Baring-Gould
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LEARNING TO THINK FROM THE STANDPOINT OF ABSOLUTE GOOD
Richard J. Davis
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JUSTICE AND MERCY
Helen Wood Bauman
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DAWN
Alice H. Coats
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GRACE AND PEACE
Myrtle Daugherty
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This testimony is written in gratitude...
Howard M. Gill
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I should like to relate a healing...
Wanda Werner
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In grateful acknowledgment of...
Eva Scales
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It is with a sincere desire to share...
Eloise V. Pattillo
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I did not become interested in...
Clarissa Edlington
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Before I became interested in...
Lewis P. Lincoln
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"Many, O Lord my God, are...
Ruth C. Price
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"Trust in the Lord with all thine...
Vera Rountree
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It is with joy and gratitude that...
Louise P. Fetter
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"Blessed be God, even the Father...
Florence C. Dunn
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from Kearney Kirkby, Colonel Edwin Clayton, Marshall M. Ketchum, Evan R. Owens