Those
who have been caught in the mesmeric whirl of modern living often long for the tranquillity of country lanes, the freedom of the open desert, or the peaceful grandeur of a mountain retreat.
O Thou
, the Giver of all good,Enable me to give the gemOf kindness to my neighborhood,As did Thy Son of Bethlehem;So that Thy gifts are understoodThrough me, Thy child, in sharing them.
As morning follows darkest nightAnd shadows flee away,So error falls before the dawnOf Love's eternal day;The flowers bloom and fields are ripeWhere desolation lay.
Who
is there among Christian men and women who has not at some time expressed the desire to heal as Jesus healed, to help solve through spiritual understanding the many problems confronting our neighbor, our country, and our world?
Officers of branch churches and individuals who have occasion to correspond with The Christian Science Board of Directors, with the Clerk and the Treasurer of The Mother Church, and with the heads of departments of The Mother Church Offices are requested always to place their addresses on their letters and to write their signatures plainly.
It is quite time that I send a testimony for publication so that it may encourage others in regard to the many blessings which the study of Christian Science brings into one's life.
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