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Did you ever stop to ponder the impressive fact that Christian Science makes plain to us what we were before birth, what we actually are now, and what we shall always be? Does this mean to you—as it should— that Christian Science reveals our preexistence, our coexistence with Spirit, and our eternal existence to be one and the same thing? To emphasize the teaching of Christian Science that our eternal individual existence has no starting and no stopping, no interruption, let us utilize a portion of the definition of "death" given by Mrs. Eddy in the Glossary of Science and Health, the Christian Science textbook: "An illusion, the lie of life in matter; the unreal and untrue; the opposite of Life.

How spiritually thrilling it is to know that there is only one true record of oneself—a diseaseless, stainless one! This record is majestically set forth in the first chapter of Genesis: "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion .

Following Elijah's translation, Elisha inherited his position and authority (see II Kings 2: 15). While still in the vicinity of Jericho, he was called upon to deal with a problem that was troubling the people of that area.

Sometimes we hear a student of Christian Science remark, "How I regret that I did not find Science before I was twenty so that I could have attended the Christian Science Sunday School!" While realizing the great value of being a student in the Sunday School during one's early years, we also know that the Christian Science movement wisely provides for every member the fullest opportunity to partake of its blessings; and should the need arise for us to have any particular experience, divine Love will open the way. Mortal mind would have us believe that certain experiences helpful to our spiritual growth have been denied us because of age, time, locality, or other material circumstances.

"Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations," Ps. 90:1; sang the Psalmist.

That the power of God and His love are ever present and available to meet every need for everyone, no matter who he is or where he is, was graphically proven to a young engineer and his wife during their sojourn in a country prevalently atheistic some years ago. They had just begun the earnest study of Christian Science and were only superficially aware of the widespread activity of the Church of Christ, Scientist.

A thing is relevant if it pertains to the situation at hand. And the one thing that is most relevant to humanity today is the truth that man in divine Science is the spiritual idea of the one Mind, God.

Human knowledge is expanding more rapidly than ever before in human history. And human troubles are multiplying no end.

After his exalting converse with God on Mount Horeb, Elijah set out, encouraged by the assurance that he was not alone and would soon encounter Elisha, who would cooperate with and eventually succeed him. Elisha and his parents lived at Abelmcholah in northern Israel, several miles west of the Jordan River.

Throughout the Scriptures the importance of music in the religious life of the people was fully recognized. The first instance of congregational singing mentioned in the Bible is that of Moses and the children of Israel.