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As pleasing as it may be for us to dream of the heart's desires, most of us would be happier to have them realized. Why are they too often unfulfilled? In the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health , Mrs.

The greatest revolt since a young Jewish carpenter broke the hold of ritual for a little group of his contemporaries and brought Christianity to the world has taken place within a century. This revolt challenges the tyranny of belief in matter and supports its claims as did the Master, Christ Jesus, with undeniable proofs of spiritual power.

What are young people today really seeking? Are they so different from earlier generations? They seek what youth has always sought —an understanding of real selfhood, the capacity to maintain satisfactory relationships with others, the ability to achieve values here and now, a bright future, the hope of changing the world into a better place. What obstacles do young people face in reaching their goals? Sometimes we hear it said that the claims of evil young people face today are more aggressive than those of earlier times.

The student in college is faced with periodic challenges for mental review. So is the Christian Scientist.

During the concluding years of Saul's reign, his enmity toward David had become increasingly bitter. Hence the son of Jesse fled into the wilderness, gathering around him at the cave of Adullam, near the borders of Philistia, a band of men who had been forced to live the life of outlaws.

Recently I saw a young father gently pick up his small son who had fallen asleep in a big chair. Carefully he placed him in his bed, kissed him tenderly, and spoke of his great love for his son.

Strict obedience to the seventh commandment is essential to the demonstration of the Science of being. Mrs.

"Ye are the children of the Lord your God.

If you are in business and are asked the perennial question, "How's business?" can you answer, "It is well" and know the reasons why? If so, you are discerning somewhat that harmony characterizes all that is basically true of creation, including man and his activity, which is entirely spiritual. The Shunammite's example, as recorded in the Bible, should give pause to magnifying untoward material conditions unnecessarily.

Has the word "incurable" become obsolete since the advent of Christian Science? One reads in the Christian Science periodicals and hears at Wednesday testimony meetings in Christian Science churches many accounts of the healing of diseases formerly called incurable. Obviously it is no longer an accurate word.