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The value of spirituality is priceless. Christ Jesus said ( Rom.

A Question which sometimes presents itself both to Christian Scientists and to others is whether natural science is a legitimate study for a Christian Scientist. The question is a normal one, since Christian Science teaches that the real substance of the universe is Mind, Spirit, God, which has no material aspects and no destructive tendencies; whereas natural science studies what most people consider wholly material.

Recent years have witnessed a great expansion of activity in the field of physical science as physicists have continued to push the boundaries of human knowledge farther and farther into unknown areas in their search for basic reality. At this point Christian Scientists may be increasingly grateful for the spiritual insight of their Leader, Mrs.

Whoever we are and wherever we are, the cultivation and protection of a right sense of home are vitally important. Originating in, continuing in, and controlled by divine Mind, or God, in whom is all real being, the perfect idea of home is always asserting itself.

Proper identification enables us to demonstrate the glorious possibilities of man as God's image and likeness. The teaching of Christian Science of perfect God and of man as His perfect reflection furnishes the basis for our identification with the purity, freedom, joy, health, and holiness which characterize the Christ, our true selfhood.

" Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light" ( I Pet. 2:9 ).

Sensation is generally associated with the belief that matter is intelligent, that it can see, smell, hear, taste, and touch. Real sensation is spiritual and is independent of material brain, nerves, and the flesh, for man, the reflection of God, Spirit, is cognizant only of that which is spiritual, that which emanates from divine Mind.

Christ Jesus proved that there is never anything actually present but God and His manifestations, which show forth the pure expressions of His goodness, health, holiness, and immortality. Sickness, sin, and death disappeared before the Master's enlightened understanding of this spiritual truth.

From time immemorial music has played its part in human experience. It supplies a deep human need, for it echoes the primeval harmony, "when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy" ( Job 38:7 ).

When I was a child, living in Indian Territory, the owner of the land my father farmed built a beautiful house. He and his family loved to look at the house, to talk of it, to show it to visitors, and sometimes to go into it during stormy weather.