THE
twelfth chapter of the book of Revelation, in its account of the struggle between Michael and his angels and the dragon, graphically sets forth the triumph of good over evil, of truth over error.
What
joyous words were those of Paul to the church of the Thessalonians: "Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Most
of mankind is more or less concerned about claiming its own; indeed, men have been largely educated to believe that they could be sure of possessing what really belonged to them only as they claimed it.
An
emphatic statement of the necessity for Christian Scientists to change from a material to a spiritual basis of thought is found in the exposition on anatomy which appears on page 462 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.
The
beginning of a new year is generally the signal for men to brighten their viewpoints, to start afresh on life's journey, to look with new vision towards better and holier things.
The
Christian Scientist learns that the concept of time, that is, duration, pertains only to the material sense of creation; that it has no relation to God and His universe, which exist forever in what may be termed the spiritual now, entirely apart from the limitations of time.
IF
we were to consider all the wonderful spiritual qualities which made Christ Jesus what he was—what he is—to the world, few among us would say that his power to love was not the greatest of them all.
