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IN the study of Christian Science fresh inspiration may be attained through prayerful reexamination of Biblical passages or of statements of Truth from the writings of Mrs. Eddy.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE teaches us that man is the spiritual reflection, or expression, of the one God, Spirit, Mind, Love. This is very definitely implied in the first chapter of Genesis.

THE book of Genesis commences with two accounts of creation. The first declares unmistakably the goodness and perfection of creation, stating ( Gen.

IN the general Epistle of James we read ( 1:27 ), "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. " Christian Science is in accord with this definition of ideal religion and its demand for compassion and purity.

AT one time a student of Christian Science noted that the account of the lame man's healing at the pool of Bethesda in the fifth chapter of John appeared rather frequently in the Bible Lessons in the Christian Science Quarterly. She appreciated this healing by Jesus and had studied it each time to gain its spiritual lessons.

MENTAL influences determine our experience. When our thinking is governed by God, infinite Mind, we reflect His unlimited intelligence: we are awake to righteousness, we are spiritually productive, and we are joyful witnesses to the Science of Christ.

SOMETIMES a sense of despair may seem to push us to the extreme point where, like Elijah in the wilderness, we may be tempted to cry out ( I Kings 19:4 ), "It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. " Shall we permit the distorted and discordant concepts of material existence to pressure us into believing, as they tried to make Elijah believe, that we must give up or let go? Surely not! What is the solution? The Psalmist sang ( Ps.

FOR centuries the Christian world has somewhat blotted from human contemplation the true significance of Calvary by a seasonal observance of saddest lament over the cruelty of the crucifixion. It is true, mortal mind needs to be aware of the magnitude of this offense committed against the highest exponent of purity, goodness, love, and spiritual dominion that the world has ever known, for mortal mind must be rebuked and self-seen in order to be destroyed.

A SIMPLE statement by Mrs. Eddy in Science and Health may arouse one to serious thought.

IN a sermon to his disciples, Christ Jesus stressed the importance of spiritual readiness when he said ( Luke 12:35 ), "Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning. " Let us ask ourselves: Are we spiritually prepared at all times to behold ourselves as in reality the man of God's creating? Are we alert in realizing our immunity from the so-called laws of heredity, age, contagion? Are we instantly ready to see that envy, impatience, and self-righteousness are unreal and to replace them with love, patience, and humility? If our answers to these questions are in the negative, then we need to establish firmly in consciousness the truth of the perfection of God and of man, as perfect Principle and perfect idea, perfect cause and perfect effect.