Editorials

"We know what we worship"

It was on the occasion of his meeting with the woman at the well in Sychar of Samaria that Jesus said.

That Which Determines

As men come to comprehend the Science of knowing, it is learned that only those thoughts and actions which wait obediently on Mind, allowing spiritual law to govern them, need neither to be retraced nor reversed.

Steadfastness

Steadfastness along any line of endeavor is possible only when one is convinced of the worthiness of the enterprise upon which he is engaged.

What Is Health?

A group of physicians, including some of the most prominent members of the medical profession in Great Britain, sent to a conference recently held in the United States a message which included a statement to the effect that fear, self-indulgence, jealousy, and resentment are causes of disease.

"The divine Arbiter"

Through prophetic insight the assurance came to Hosea that the Lord "will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

Satisfaction

In the one hundred and forty-third Psalm, David makes use of the following simile: "My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land.

The Corrective for Fear

Fear hangs like a dark cloud over the world today.

"The symbol of Life and Love"

For the Israelites, as we read in the Old Testament, there was prescribed a strict and formal ritual in the religious ceremony of purification, whereby the dual purpose of cleansing and expiation was observed.
No one who studies Christian Science conscientiously need be in any doubt as to what are the characteristics of a Christian.

Authority

"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice," observed the writer of Proverbs.

Praying before Planning

Human planning without seeking divine guidance in formulating plans is frequently found to be not only futile, but quite detrimental to progress along right lines.

"I will give you rest"

When Christ Jesus extended the invitation, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest," it was probably addressed, primarily, to those who were oppressed by ecclesiastical laws as well as to those who were under the civil domination of the Romans.