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To understand the true nature of prayer is a vital need and a sure key to the solution of humanity's troubles. It is necessary for us to understand that prayer is not an occasional appeal to God to change His laws or to give us more of good than is already at hand.

One's safety is often considered to be a matter of chance, so much so that what is sometimes called the safety of one's own home becomes a mockery, for many accidents seem to occur in this supposedly safe place. To be safe, one must be obedient to invariable law, the law of God, then he can never be the victim of chance or accident.

Today the troubled world still echoes the longing cry of Job, "Oh that I knew where I might find him!" ( 23:3. ) Still mortal man gropes blindly, seeking God in the unreal shadow of materiality instead of in the radiant light of spiritual reality.

There is no lack in the infinitude of God's ever-present abundance. Lack is a lie about the true state of being.

In the Bible we read, "The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding" ( Job 28:28 ). Years of time and fortunes of money are spent in the search for wisdom and understanding; but scholastic study and the human intellect are usually considered the source of these qualities.

The awakening of human thought to glimpse something of its potential has resulted in remarkable discoveries in the realm of natural science and in the development of marvelous inventions for the benefit of mankind. Yet regardless of the strenuousness with which humanity strives to gain complete freedom from the restrictive bonds of materiality, ultimate freedom can be attained only through the exercise of spiritual power.

A Church membership that is engaged in a building program can be likened in many ways to early pioneers blazing trails over the mountains. Problems may seem big, challenging, and endless; but when the hardy, persistent pioneer spirit is combined with the spiritual understanding of Truth and Love, victory is assured.

Many people become inured to a mental state of inertia and passivity because they are unwilling to take the initiative in the first place or because they tend to lose it whenever they encounter opposition or resistance. Others react to the moves of other people instead of acting positively themselves.

After a long, cold winter we rejoice at the first appearing of spring. As the days become warmer, fresh green color appears in the grass, on shrubs and trees; flowers begin to bloom; birds joyously sing.

Christian Scientists have much reason to be grateful for their periodicals. Many of them were led to look into Christian Science after taking from a literature distribution box a periodical placed there by a member of one of the branch Churches of Christ, Scientist.