Editorials

Christmas is a joyous season. It illustrates the coming of the Christ to human consciousness, and it is therefore sacred in its significance.

Looking through history's pages, one finds much for which to thank previous generations. Any freedom the world enjoys today is perhaps not unconnected with the Pilgrim Fathers' journey to a new world where they could worship God according to their highest ideals.

The Wednesday meetings and the Thanksgiving Day services in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, throughout the world afford opportunities to Christian Scientists to give public testimony to the healing and regenerating power of Christian Science. To the student of this religion Thanksgiving Day is every day, for like Jehoiachin, king of Judah, he has been lifted out of prison and changed his prison garments.

When we draw near to God, we are aware of the freshness and purity which are forever present in the spiritual nature of existence. The God who is Love is the God who restores all good and in whom no good thing is lacking.

Artists and sculptors have glorified the material body in their work, and material science has examined it under the microscope, but no one ever explained its real nature until Jesus said ( John 6:63 ), "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing. " On the basis of this truth Mary Baker Eddy has performed a great service to mankind in her explanation of the nature of the material body.

Obedience to divine law ennobles human character, because obedience expresses the nature of man in God's image. One realizes how important obedience is when he sees that man's true individuality has appeared only as God's law has been revealed and obeyed.

Christian Science is a religion of proof. We can know this Science only as it is proved and made practical in our lives.

The author of the first chapter of Genesis knew the scope of God's perception to be limitless, and he put his thoughts into these words ( Gen. 1:31 ): "God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.

It is customary for a political party at the beginning of its campaign to adopt a platform or program setting forth its aims or objects. Thus the party indicates where it stands.

Man is a capable being because, as the image and likeness of God, he reflects the infinite capacities of the infinite Mind, which is God. In proportion to the spiritualization of thought our capabilities are perfected.