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The healing ministry of Christian Science is sacred. To heal through this Science, one must be dedicated to the high moral and spiritual standard of thought and deed essential to the office of Christian healing.

In "Miscellaneous Writings," Mrs. Eddy tells us ( p.

A wise person desires to make the best use of his time. It has often been said that if one wants something important done, he must ask a busy person to do it.

A Beautiful hymn says (Christian Science Hymnal, No. 278 ), Truthful and steadfast though trials betide thee, Ever one thing do thou ask of thy Lord, Grace to go forward, wherever He guide thee, Gladly obeying the call of His word.

Humility is one of the more gracious and admirable qualities one can possess. Mrs.

Prayer for self, prayer for church, and prayer for mankind constitute the triad which characterizes the true Christian Scientist. Prayer for oneself, one's family, one's business, is one's private practice of Christian Science.

A commonly accepted human belief is that sight is essentially structural and organic, that it may ultimately deteriorate with age or disease, or that it can be lost completely. In other words, that it is not spiritual, perfect, and immortal.

Centuries ago, the divine Mind, God, told Ezekiel that the depressing proverb was to cease which said, "The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth" ( 12:22 ). In its place was to be a new proverb, "The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.

That spiritual discernment counteracts animal magnetism was proved when Mrs. Eddy included her observations on animal magnetism in the chapter entitled "Healing the Sick" in the first edition of Science and Health.

The earnest study and practice of Christian Science unfolds Soul-sense instead of material sense. The student begins to glimpse something of his real existence in and of God, the one infinite Soul, or Mind.