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Christ Jesus' words, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect" ( Matt. 5: 48 ), may seem beyond human comprehension and attainment.

What joy comes to one as he reasons that nothing can disturb the harmony of man, for as God's idea or reflection he is ever aware of existence in God, all-harmonious Life! Nothing inharmonious can enter into man's being because Being is God, perfect Life, expressing Himself and His nature throughout the infinite universe. Then unchanging harmony is the fact.

The very valuable little book "Retrospection and Introspection," written by our revered Leader, is concluded with the following poem by A. E.

In the Manual of The Mother Church, Mrs. Eddy has made wise and loving provisions for the maintenance and protection of the Christian Science movement.

Much thought is given today to mankind's experience in space. We hear about the problems to be overcome as men travel through space and about what will be found as they venture into outer space.

The most heartening thing about Christian Science is that it is demonstrable; it can be proved in human experience in tangible, satisfying ways. In fact, Christian Science has justification only as it is so proved through healing and regeneration.

We are often advised to face the facts, and the usual thought accompanying such advice is that the facts are devastatingly grim! But when we understand the true sense of man and the universe, "face the facts" has quite a different meaning. True facts are to be found in the Bible, in the Word of God, where over and over again these facts are lovingly and wisely explained and demonstrated.

Spiritual understanding, developed through the persistent study of Christian Science and daily obedience to its teachings, might be likened to the pearl of great price, referred to by the master Christian, Christ Jesus. Christian Scientists are today charged with the responsibility of displaying this pearl, showing its great value in their daily lives and in their church services and activities.

The life-giving words of Jesus still ring down the centuries, "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live" ( John 11:25 ). Jesus went through the experience of crucifixion to prove to all the world and for all time that death and evil are not real.

We hear a great deal about power nowadays. The world as never before is thinking about power; and in its own way it is developing power, tremendous power, and is standing aghast before its own inventions.