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" Entirely separate from the belief and dream of material living, is the Life divine, revealing spiritual understanding and the consciousness of man's dominion over the whole earth," writes Mrs. Eddy on page 14 of Science and Health.

In "Miscellaneous Writings," Mrs. Eddy asks ( p.

" When mortal man blends his thoughts of existence with the spiritual and works only as God works, he will no longer grope in the dark and cling to earth because he has not tasted heaven. " So writes Mrs.

As a traveler prayerfully meditated upon opportunities for spiritual growth afforded by journeying from place to place, the following lines from the Christian Science Hymnal came slowly to her thought (No. 388): When like a stranger on our sphere The lowly Jesus sojourned here, Where'er he went affliction fled, The sick were healed, the hungry fed.

"This is the way to do it!" "But my way is better!" What is the argument about? A business partnership? Disciplining the children? Decorating the church? Deciding a political issue? Many a crisis in human relations can be whittled down to no more than this basic claim: "My way is the only way. " The longing to be honored and given credit for what one does, the desire for power over others, the determination to resist any new knowledge—all these emotions often pretend to be virtues.

Students of linguistics find that the very atmosphere and distinctiveness of a nation's thought and disposition are often revealed through its speech. They are taught too that the most successful method of mastering another language is to learn as soon as possible to think in that language rather than to decide in one's own tongue what one wants to say and then translate it word for word into the other.

What freedom awaits us as we understand and demonstrate the truth of these statements made by Mrs. Eddy on page 246 of Science and Health: "The radiant sun of virtue and truth coexists with being.

On page 91 of her book "Retrospection and Introspection," Mrs. Eddy, the Leader of the Christian Science movement, writes of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.

In the Bible is the beautiful story of the child Samuel, whose receptivity to Truth is a continual challenge to us all. "Speak; for thy servant heareth," he said to the Lord ( I Sam.

In these days when there are "wars and rumours of wars" ( Mark 13:7 ), it is comforting to pause and think of the great army of Christian Scientists, dedicated to the service of God and to the bringing of healing, redemption, and peace to their fellowmen. All mankind is longing for an established and permanent peace.