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Those who habitually turn to God for help are aware of His constant care for His children. Those who turn away from God and look for help in other directions lose eventually what God alone can give.

In the Manual of The Mother Church, Mrs. Eddy says in regard to an applicant for church membership ( Art.

Many people in this rapidly changing and turbulent era are finding need for a greater sense of security and peace; many feel the need for guidance and supply; many are seeking a place in which to dwell, or abide. These needs are both natural and worthy; yet to those who think deeply, there is an even greater need, that of an understanding of the truth which underlies all right activity and accomplishment.

One of the persistent fears that beset mankind is that of lack of supply, or of insufficient means wherewith to obtain daily necessities. The unthinking acceptance of such general beliefs as seasonal fluctuations, economic trends, and political manipulations nourishes this fear and interferes with the normal balance between demand and supply.

Jesus ended his discussion of the necessity for loving all mankind impartially with the injunction, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect" ( Matt. 5:48 ).

Christ Jesus demonstrated his system of healing by his works. Mrs.

The Scriptures are filled with promises; one of the more precious of these is that of the advent of the Messiah, who came to bring salvation for all mankind. This promise was given of old to men of great spiritual vision, who caught glimpses of the true nature of life and of the creator as Spirit.

As the history of the Hebrews unfolds, many references are made to the descendants of Jacob, also called Israel, who gave their names to "the twelve tribes of Israel" ( Gen. 49:28 ); and it is of interest to note their characteristics as outlined in Jacob's astute and final evaluation of the qualities and fortunes of his sons.

In the seventeenth chapter of I Kings we read of the widow woman to whom the prophet Elijah was divinely directed when he was in need of sustenance. There were other widows in Zarephath, but this woman was ready to share in Elijah's rich understanding of spiritual substance.

For one to live and act confidently, feeling sureness about his future, is indispensable to his happiness. The confidence which derives from egotism, human personality, or mere optimism is shallow and shakable.