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Putting on record insights into the practice of Christian Science.

The Bethlehem Star

Christendom loves the story of the Bethlehem star, which guided Wisemen from the East to the cradle of the infant Jesus. Being spiritually attuned to the times, the Wisemen glimpsed the light of Christ, Truth, which Jesus was destined to reveal later in its pure glory and power.

Be Kind to Yourself

Be kind to yourself by loving yourself— what you really are. This love will happify, strengthen, and develop you.

God Is the Mind of Man

The fact that God is Mind can be proved by each individual when he turns to God for direction, decision, wisdom, and healing. The relationship of Mind and idea must be acknowledged, and the directness of this relationship must be practiced.

Laborers at Harvesttime

The time of spiritual harvest is here, or the discovery of Christian Science, the healing truth proved by Christ Jesus, would not have been made. Even in the days of Jesus there was a dearth of laborers to harvest the fruits of spiritual readiness for the Christ that he demonstrated.

Blessing, Not Cursing

When Christ Jesus was baptized of John, there came a voice from heaven saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. " Matt.

Practical Peacemaking

Those taking part in protest demonstrations sometimes carry placards displaying the words, "Make peace, not war!" It would be difficult to fault the idealism and concern that motivates such slogans, but human warfare is a complex problem that cannot be solved by public demonstrations or well-meaning slogans alone. All persons with decent instincts want to see an end to war.

The Privilege of Church Membership

Becoming a member of The Mother Church and one of its branches is more than a privilege. Carrying out the requirements of such membership protects the member and guides him into the realm of immortal existence in Spirit.

Don't Force Your Treatment

A Christian Science treatment when properly given is the most potent therapeutic agent ever discovered. Through spiritual understanding and the focus of right ideas the omnipotence of divine Mind is brought to bear on human discord.

Unity Plus Distinctness

In the relation of God and man there is unity of being, but there is distinctness of operation, or activity. God is cause, and man is effect.

Mary Baker Eddy: Interpreter of the Bible

At the moment of her discovery of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy began her great mission as interpreter of the Bible. It was at this moment, when she grasped the spiritual import of a passage in Matthew she had been reading, that the Science of the Bible dawned on her spiritual sense.