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In her book "Unity of Good," Mrs. Eddy writes: "Rising above the false, to the true evidence of Life, is the resurrection that takes hold of eternal Truth" ( pp.
In Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy points out a historical illustration of the effects of a reluctance to change thought and accept new findings.
While temporal lights burn bright at yuletide, the Christ-message is always ready with incomparable illumination to brighten the hearts and homes of humanity. With peace, power, and activity the Christ, God's spiritual ideal, is present to inspire the thinking of all mankind and to illumine their lives with heavenly joys.
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.