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DEEP troubles have turned people to God throughout many generations. Frequently individuals have consulted the pastor of their church, the pastor being considered an understanding person dedicated to comforting weary mortals and ministering to their spiritual needs.

ARE we at peace with God and our fellowmen? Or do we have a rebellious sense because of our lot in life? Are we harboring a latent resentment toward some friend or relative? Are we carrying around an unhealed dislike of some business associate or acquaintance? Do we find ourselves questioning the motives and clarity of thought of certain workers in our church or in other churches? The answer to these questions is important since it directly concerns our welfare. Harboring a pet dislike, cherishing bitterness, and balancing a mental chip on the shoulder can influence adversely our well-being and place king-size stumbling blocks in our path.

REFERRING to Christian Science, Mrs. Eddy says in "Miscellaneous Writings" ( p.

TO Christian Scientists, Christ Jesus is the Way-shower. He had such spiritual understanding that his judgments were unerring in their praise or condemnation.

JESUS knew what he was about. "To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth," he said ( John 18:37 ).

A CONSECRATED life is a happy life, a satisfied life, a useful and successful life. Consecration is the constant effort to be good, but not from a personal basis.

ONE of the prominent features of the Bible is the remarkable record of promises to those who follow the laws given to Moses and known as the Ten Commandments. From Exodus to Revelation mankind is presented with constant promises of peace, life, health, and substance as a reward for obedience to these laws.

THE strict injunction ( Ex. 20:8 ), "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy," is based upon the fact that the Sabbath is essentially God's day.

DO we sometimes say, "I don't like the look of things"? The world presents us with many pictures which tempt us to believe that the things we are looking at are discordant and need changing, and to change them seems an impossible task. But if we put it a little differently and say, "I don't like the way I see things," we shall find the remedy within our grasp, for we have indicated that it is the way of seeing, and not the object seen, that needs changing.

" THIS one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" ( Phil. 3:13, 14 ).