It was not alone the desire of Joseph of Arimathea to give the mortal remains of a loved one an honorable burial that prompted his pleading for the body of Jesus.
How bright a promise to mankind is the following picture, given by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures": "The lonely precincts of the tomb gave Jesus a refuge from his foes, a place in which to solve the great problem of being.
Through the study and application of Christian Science, one learns that God is Spirit, infinite Mind, that He is All, and that matter, being the opposite of Spirit, is an illusion.
Jesus said, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature," Mark 16:15 ;
and again, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
