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Truth never changes. Whatever can be changed is never Truth.

Have you ever been walking in the mountains in summer, hot, weary, and thirsty, and suddenly come upon a clear, sparkling stream? How refreshing it is to take great drafts of the pure water and plunge one's face and arms into the invigorating coolness! Very likely the wise man who wrote the following proverb lived in a hot country where water was scarce. Because he knew the value of a well or stream fed by a constantly bubbling spring, the words, "Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it," Prov.

Mankind will eventually come to recognize that the precious quality in human character is the one which they still seem least inclined to utilize. Cherished like some valuable article locked away from general view, humility is often revered as something desirable but much too fragile to withstand the practical demands of daily use.

We are living in an age of great material research, and as a result of this, daily living has become easier. But research in the realm of the spiritual should keep pace with this tremendous urge to overcome human limitations.

Honesty is a quality which is universally respected and admired but which often seems difficult to express in its fullest sense. An attorney had proof of the power of honesty while practicing law in a large city.

Throughout history there shine resplendent examples of men and women who have made extraordinary contributions toward the release of mankind from material limitations. Everyone can recall names of pioneers in many fields of knowledge as well as heroic characters who have arisen in times of stress to lead mankind from subjugation to evil on to glorious victory.

Hidden in the middle of nine chapters of genealogical lists in I Chronicles, almost as if to show a way out of genealogical boundaries, is an account of a man, Jabez, whose prayer averted the curse of an ominous name. Jabez in Hebrew means "trouble" or "sorrow.

How blessed a student of Christian Science feels when he knows that he has gained a purer vision of the Christ and realized security in his alliance with eternal Truth. And happily for all, this remarkable spiritual gladness may be sought and gained by anyone who has the desire for it.

The little word "all" is so commonplace in the everyday use of language that we rarely give it special attention. But when it is used to describe God, to picture dimensionless infinity, the boundless scope of divine being, it suddenly becomes important.

Deep within the human heart stirs the need to be assured of a Supreme Being, a universal cause, and no amount of skepticism, sophistry, or defiance can quench this yearning. Moreover, the problems of daily life call urgently for answers which only infinite power, beyond human ability, can supply.