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Instead of saying, "I cannot," when one is asked to do something which seems difficult, one should think of God, the unlimited, perfect Mind. Lack of confidence is dispelled as one realizes that man is the expression of this infinite Mind.

For many people the beginning of a new year is a time for taking stock of personal progress. But what is our standard? A thoughtful American writer, Vance Packard, has theorized that many people acquire new material possessions to satisfy the need to feel that they are advancing their position in life.

In a definition on page 584 of Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy writes: "Day.

Mrs. Eddy makes a significant statement in "Miscellaneous Writings" which aids one in recognizing the power of spiritual reality over its counterfeit.

We may often find ourselves in need of something. It can be almost anything.

Today mass media bombard millions of mankind with persuasions and pictures contagiously influencing opinion and events around the world. To protect himself, the individual thinker needs to understand the method of spiritual reflection which Christian Science teaches and which exempts thought from contagious impulses.

In the first chapter of Genesis we read: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

One day when Moses had led his flock to Mount Horeb an angel appeared in the midst of a burning bush, which was not destroyed. The record reads: "And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

God's infinite, never-failing goodness governs all true being. Man, as God's beloved child, can never be separated from this spiritual bounty and blessing.

The development of spiritual understanding is a challenging and continuing adventure. It is the only means by which one can become conscious of his spiritual identity as the son of God, thus enabling him to claim his birthright of dominion over all the earth.