In
those intimate revelations of himself and his relation to the Father which Jesus shared with his disciples, he made it clear that there were steps in spiritual progress which he was about to make that would bring blessings to his followers as well as to himself.
The
tendency of the human mind to submit to influences, conscious or unconscious, to form judgments and to make decisions, in subservience to materiality, is recorded in its history.
ONE
of the most persistent beliefs of mortal mind is that of having to wait for something desirable rather than of being at once in the enjoyment of it.
The
mistake is frequently made of attaching too much importance to objects of art and architecture, as well as to other things which outwardly express that which is good and worthy in human thought.
Endowed
with such gifts of leadership as David posessed, placed in a position where his will to display them and his power to enforce them were practically supreme, the king of Israel yet retained that which preserved him from the fate of the tyrant and dictator.
The
Scriptural statement that "he [God] spake, and it was done," and the somewhat similar statement, also from Psalms, "He uttered his voice, the earth melted," have been of much interest to Bible students, even though they have been regarded commonly as referring only to the remote past or future.
In his statement to the Galatians, "In due season we shall reap, if we faint not," Paul indicates that men face two alternatives and on their choice of these depends their failure or success.
In
one of the great passages in which she sets forth scientifically the healing method practiced by Christ Jesus, Mary Baker Eddy quotes these words of the Master's: "Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him.
When
the earth, because of its diurnal revolutions, turns its face away from the sun, those who are on that part of the earth which is turned away, find themselves temporarily in darkness.
