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Alone, But Not Lonely
There is a craving in the human heart for friendship—someone to share with, someone to companion with. This is a natural human desire. In her Miscellaneous Writings Mrs. Eddy says, "Pure humanity, friendship, home, the interchange of love, bring to earth a foretaste of heaven." Mis., p. 100: If one has lost a dear companion and the future appears bleak without this loved one, or if one seems to lack friends, Christian Science shows there is something one can do to fill this void.
Basically the sense of aloneness arises from the mistaken belief that man is a mortal, born into matter and separated from God, divine Love; whereas the fact is that man is immortal, never born, never dying. He is the child of his Father-Mother God, infinite Life, who is tenderly caring for him.
God, divine Mind, knows and loves each of His children. No one is excluded. Because man is Mind's self-expression he can never be separated from God. The idea cannot be cut off from the Mind that expresses it. Because God is All and all-inclusive, man is never friendless and alone. "With one Father, even God," writes Mrs. Eddy, "the whole family of man would be brethren." Science and Health, pp. 469, 470;
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February 26, 1972 issue
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An Aircraft Landing
ROGER NEWELL WHITEWAY
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Health Care
CHRISTINE HARRISON
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Alone, But Not Lonely
FRANCES L. GREIG
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Hats That Don't Fit
HENRY F. MUNDT
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The Inspiration of "the bugle-call"
MARY AGNES KEYES
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Happiness Is Spiritual
FREDERICK J. BRIGHT
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Hailstones and Prayer
CLARA M. GIBBON
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God First
HEDWIG HANISCH
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Proof of Identity
Carl J. Welz
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Immunity to Contagious Disease
Naomi Price
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Some years ago, through great need, I was led to take up the...
Norma E. Seagle with contributions from Janet M. Seagle
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"Who is so great a God as our God?". . .
Dorothy M. Kaiser
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Years ago I suffered from a hernia
Charles Clyde Dean
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I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the many blessings...
E. Everett Edwards with contributions from Leslie Edwards
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When I was a young child, I ate some lye
Louise H. Aydlett
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Trust God—No Matter What
IRENE M. HALL