"God
is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble;" "The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation;" "The God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people.
In
the directions as to what should properly be taught and what should not, contained in his letter to his friend Titus, Paul, after touching upon the unworthy acts in which all engaged before the coming of the Saviour, speaks of the salvation which has come to them in these words: "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.
Among
many blessings which Christian Scientists with grateful hearts acknowledge as having come to them through the close study and application of Mrs.
It
was a very large demand which Jesus made upon all his followers when he said, "When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what they right hand doeth;" and with how beautiful a promise did he conclude: "And thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly"!
What
an array there is of God's witnesses, stretching far back into the distant past! Among them are many who might be said to belong to the humbler order, while others are outstanding in their greatness.
The
human heart yearns for true friendship, for that intimate relationship which insures sympathetic understanding of one's innermost thoughts, of one's aspirations and longings, of one's aims and ambitions, even of one's doubts and fears.
Gentleness
is one of the finest of spiritual qualities: there is always spiritual understanding behind it, understanding of the deep things which pertain to God and to man.
