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This is a period of deeply probing research into material causes and scientific facts which bring continual excitement and many changes to human life. The flow of knowledge regarding the world of time, space, and matter in which we live appears endless.

At one time when the children of Israel were in the wilderness of the Red Sea in their flight from Egypt, every way of escape appeared to be cut off. Before them was the sea, pursuing them were the Egyptians, and present in their own ranks were fear and distrust.

It is recorded in the Scriptures that the Pharisees, who insisted on a strict observance of the letter of the Mosaic law, attempted to discredit Jesus, who had brought a new commandment of love to the people. At one time they sent their disciples and the Herodians to trap Jesus by asking him if it was lawful to pay taxes, or tribute, to Caesar.

What is one's defense when one is faced with fear, panic, disaster, riots, and other aggressive appearances and suggestions of evil? It is in knowing and demonstrating that man's identity is indestructible because man, God's spiritual idea, lives, moves, and has his being in God, Mind, infinite good. In the degree that one recognizes this truth, the claim that evil can destroy man is annulled.

Those who have an ardent love for and desire to practice Christian Science have a great opportunity today to arouse and awaken receptive human beings to the healing touch of the Christ, Truth. A beautiful hymn in the Christian Science Hymnal calls thus to those who are striving to be Christianly scientific healers: The cause requires unswerving might: With God alone agree.

In the book of Leviticus is this loving admonition to the Israelites: "When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.

It is hard to accept the fact that at the awful moment of the crucifixion those select few whom Jesus called apostles were not all at hand to support their Master. Yet the Bible records that one, the beloved disciple, was beside the cross.

During the Christmas holiday season many may look forward with some misgiving to accepting invitations to parties and other gatherings. At this season a Christian Scientist was invited to a party by the firm with which he was employed.

To be well educated is a right of every Christian Scientist. As each one progresses in his understanding of Christian Science, he learns that he never needs to accept the argument of lack of funds or of time, of ability or of interest.

In the first chapter of Science and Health , Mrs. Eddy gives the spiritual sense of the one brief prayer Jesus left to his followers.