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From time to time we may listen to the suggestion that we are missing something if we do not seek satisfaction in some particular form of sense gratification. The suggestion that such gratification will give one a taste of heaven on earth is, of course, false.

If it were true that God could be in some particular part of the world attending to the solution of a seemingly important problem and, by so doing, leave other communities unattended (and this would be the case if He were a type of superhuman entity, both wiser and more powerful than other ethereal beings), men would have little to rely upon for spiritual guidance and consolation in the face of what appears to be evil. Although many persons still believe in this kind of God, Christian Scientists can and should sing songs of praise and gratitude for the knowledge that God is ever present, All-in-all.

Many Old Testament seers prophesied the coming of a Messiah, or Saviour, who would govern the nations with wisdom and understanding. This prophecy was fulfilled in the birth and life of Christ Jesus.

After his resurrection Jesus told his disciples, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" ( Mark 16:15 ). Everyone who tries to follow in the way that Jesus taught is a disciple or student of the Master, and therefore what he said to the disciples and followers of his day applies equally to Christians of today.

In her writings Mrs. Eddy has given certain directives which are to receive daily attention by her followers.

In the autumn of 1960 a great gathering of world leaders took place. The scene was the General Assembly of the United Nations; the occasion, its opening meetings and the welcoming of fifteen new nations into its membership, making a total of ninety-eight countries of the world uniting in the hope of helping to bring peace and prosperity to mankind.

As Christian Scientists we rejoice at instantaneous or speedy demonstrations of God's power over sickness or discord. But we are sometimes faced with difficulties that seem slow to yield to our declarations of the truth of man's immutable being as God's perfect expression, and a great feeling of discouragement may come over us.

" I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. " Thus did God reveal His supremacy and self-existence to Isaiah (42:8 ).

The Apostle John was banished to the bleak island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea because of his ardent fidelity to the teachings and practice of Christ Jesus. But the authorities could not banish or retard John's inspiration and spiritual thinking.

Man and the universe are perfect because they are created by God who is perfect. However, we are not yet fully aware of this fact and must learn to understand perfection.