Articles

Patience

One of the most desirable of loving qualities is patience.

Teach Me to Love

Ah , Lord, so often as I go, I blunder all unthinkingly into a chilling thought that shrivels dawning joy, as frost will blacken tiny tender buds—or just the slightest careless touch will mar the feathered wings of gorgeous butterflies.

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Shared reflections

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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The Interpreter

Often in our journey along the way from sense to Soul we are beset by doubts as to our ability to discern Truth aright.

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Faith Proved by Works

In the second chapter of the epistle of James we read, "Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone;" also, "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Rest

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

"Now is the accepted time"

It is sometimes said to those who have been reared in Christian Science: "If only the same privilege had been mine, I am sure I would not have had so much to meet!" A student of Christian Science who had heard this statement many times, turned to our textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, and found on page 26 this illuminating sentence: "While we adore Jesus, and the heart overflows with gratitude for what he did for mortals,—treading alone his loving pathway up to the throne of glory, in speechless agony exploring the wayfor us,—yet Jesus spares us not one individual experience, if we follow his commands faithfully; and all have the cup of sorrowful effort to drink in proportion to their demonstration of his love, till all are redeemed through divine Love.

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Anthology of classic articles

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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On Thinking Rightly

All thoughts may be divided into two general classes, those which are bad or destructive, and those which are good or constructive.

"They also serve"

To those Christian Scientists who are desirous of giving more time to direct service in the beloved Cause of Christian Science, but who because of any of the legitimate duties attendant upon human living find this impossible, there is comfort and help in Milton's familiar words, "They also serve who only stand and wait.

Signs of the Times

[From the Star, Auckland, New Zealand]

In spite of a characteristic desire to be fair to teachings...

In spite of a characteristic desire to be fair to teachings with which he is personally out of sympathy, a doctor quite missed the mark when he attempted to answer a question about Christian Science in the radio address reported in your columns recently.

Since a contributor to your paper voluntarily introduced...

Since a contributor to your paper voluntarily introduced the subject of Christian Science, and offered some explanations of the Christian Science religion in such a manner as to infer that Christian Science is wrong on the points discussed, it seems rather inconsistent for him now to say that he does not wish to expound the faith of another.

The headlines of an item appearing in a recent issue...

The headlines of an item appearing in a recent issue read: "Pastor Attacks Christian Scientists and Healers when Addressing Local Nurses.