When
men seek wealth in money or lands, when they seek honor from the fair words of their neighbors, or love from those whom they favor, they find that limitations also arise; the thief, the invader, the traducer, and the ingrate oppose the harmony they desire.
In
the Bible much is said about the price of wisdom, which we are told is of more value than rubies; hence the ruby is a fitting emblem for a king's crown.
Although
armed conflicts have ceased, the need for the war work done by Christian Scientists and its corresponding opportunities will continue, not abated, but increased.
At
this time when the very foundations whereon error built its citadel are being shaken and its flaunted banners fall and its cruel boastings die away, it is well to remember what is to rule the earth.
In
all religious teaching the need for purification has been given much prominence, even if the appeal did not extend beyond the ceremonial forms which symbolized the spiritual demand for the cleansing of the very springs of our conscious life.
