Editorials

"Jesus established his church and maintained his mission on a spiritual foundation of Christ-healing. "  Science and Health, p.

Society's institutions come and go. Some last longer than others.

The Church, more than any other institution, at present is the cement of society, and it should be the bulwark of civil and religious liberty. Miscellaneous Writings, p.

The "called-out ones. " This is the essential meaning of the original Greek word translated "church" in the New Testament.

In the Southern Hemisphere, Easter is at harvesttime, while in the Northern Hemisphere it comes at a time when days begin to grow longer and the warming sun coaxes out the tender new shoots that are harbingers of spring. The Easter message of newness of life and regeneration, however, has practical power that is far greater than any seasonal change.

While an active, healthy, dedicated church may have many things in common with other active, healthy, dedicated groups and organizations, it isn't just another organization or group. While church is certainly an association of heart and soul, where people reach out to God and can find fellowship with similar seekers, there's much more to church than warm association and fellowship.

It wouldn't make sense for God—who is omnipotent—to be powerless in certain instances. It just wouldn't add up for God, divine Love, to create man in His perfect likeness and then leave him as if he were a mortal put in some cosmic obstacle course to test his wits and endurance.

Strong demonstrations of Christian Science healing are still being made—you know, the kind where it becomes clear that matter couldn't possibly be the substantiality it seems to be. And this kind of healing is destined to increase as we recognize our right to spiritual consciousness that isn't infiltrated or clouded by the insistent materialism of the times.

January 1992 doesn't seem like the beginning of just another new year. Remarkable events have been occurring throughout the world.

Moses was angry and bitterly disappointed. He had been on the heights of Mount Horeb for many days, communing directly with God.