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Man , as God's expression, is the very embodiment of right activity. He enjoys unlimited ability, explicit direction, and complete and rewarding fruition.

A Group of Christian Scientists, while traveling by automobile one day, witnessed what seemed to be a serious accident. Although they had learned through Christian Science that one should not repeat error, unless the repetition is needed to emphasize the opposite truth, some of them began to recall similar incidents in their own and others' experience.

Mrs. Eddy's poem which begins (Poems, p.

Divine inspiration is the keynote to all fruitful activity in a branch Church of Christ, Scientist. It lights the path for divine guidance in church affairs.

O voice of God, forever near, In low, sweet accents whispering peace, Make us Thy harmonies to hear Whose heavenly echoes never cease. These words are from Hymn No.

In the greatly beloved ninety-first Psalm, we read, "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. " Have we ever thought of what "the shadow of the Almighty" is, of the blessings that come from abiding there, and of how one may find this coveted abiding place here on earth? One dictionary defines the word "shadow" as "protecting cover; shelter.

Many wise-sounding sayings are often adopted thoughtlessly into everyday speech through repetition. One such pronouncement which is sometimes declared with the assurance of law is that experience is the best teacher.

Today's events present a picture of world-wide turmoil and restlessness, which cannot be ignored. Tension and misunderstandings among nations, with resultant strife and dissension, suggest a disunity that reaches to the farthest corners of the earth.

Mary Baker Eddy makes this thought-provoking query in "Miscellaneous Writings" ( p. 116 ): "Are we filling the measures of life's music aright, emphasizing its grand strains, swelling the harmony of being with tones whence come glad echoes?" Each one may profitably ask himself this question today when the glad strains of life need to be heard, and can be heard, above earth's discordant sounds.

The thinking of people everywhere must find a new base, must undergo a radical change, if destructive fear is to be abolished and peace abound. This is obvious from the trend of world events.