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Love and delight are intimately related. To love anything is to delight in it.
To the ancient Hebrews the lion was a symbol of strength, and the king of beasts is still regarded with some awe by the peoples of today. Fearlessly it impresses its authority as it ranges within its realm.
In order to meet the many challenging experiences of today, we need humility. Christian Scientists know that humility aids us in gaining a spiritual understanding of God and man, an understanding which enables us to master the false arguments of material sense testimony.
The word "sacrifice," in its religious connotation, is of profound importance to people in all parts of the world. From primitive religions to Christianity, sacrifice was held to be a fundamental phase of worship.
In Proverbs we read ( 9:1 ), "Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars. " Christian Science, divine wisdom, has indeed "hewn out her seven pillars," for it presents God in His allness and infinitude as the one Mind, divine Truth, Life, Love, Spirit, Soul, and Principle.
In "Christian Healing," Mrs. Eddy writes ( p.
A Hypnotist usually asks the person he intends to hypnotize to fix his gaze on a certain object and to listen to the suggestions the hypnotist makes. In a somewhat similar manner, mortal mind tends to make us concentrate our attention on a certain discordant situation or bodily disease until we can think of nothing else.
Recently a mother asked a friend who is a Christian Scientist: "How can I tell my child that there is no matter? This would be too frightening to him. Because of this I find myself avoiding certain passages Mrs.
The purpose of the activities of the Church of Christ, Scientist, is to bless mankind. These activities are illimitable, reaching out to encompass humanity with their spiritual intent and offering.
" It has been said, and truly, that Christianity must be Science, and Science must be Christianity, else one or the other is false and useless; but neither is unimportant or untrue, and they are alike in demonstration. This proves the one to be identical with the other.