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Has common consent fastened on someone the stigma of mercurial or unpredictable temperament? According to the teachings of Christian Science, man, the spiritual likeness of God, inherits from his heavenly Father only Godlike qualities. What are some of these qualities? Wisdom, steadfastness, and, above all, love come to mind at once.

The Christian Scientist's constant prayer is to rise above the generally accepted beliefs which compose what Mrs. Eddy has called mortal mind, the fictitious, temporal mind of which she writes in Science and Health ( p.

Superficially considered, a home may seem to be a material structure. But scientifically understood, our true dwelling place is wholly spiritual.

Jesus of Nazareth began his healing ministry "preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand" ( Mark 1:14, 15 ). The Master perceived that the kingdom of God is ever untouched by the claims of mortality.

According to one theory of modern psychology, the blame for present difficulties of the individual lies hidden in his past history. It is believed that by ferreting out past darkening events, bringing them from the so-called unconscious into the present consciousness and re-experiencing the emotions they aroused, the individual can be helped to correct his present difficulties.

The early Christian church was the outgrowth of Christ Jesus' teaching and was inseparable from it. The disciples' healing work helped to establish the churches.

" Rise in the conscious strength of the spirit of Truth to overthrow the plea of mortal mind, alias matter, arrayed against the supremacy of Spirit. Blot out the images of mortal thought and its beliefs in sickness and sin.

Friendship is one of the loveliest of all human relationships. As Oliver Wendell Holmes has written, Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays The pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Mrs. Eddy writes in Science and Health ( p.

Human thinking, embodying as it does the belief of both good and evil, needs to become spiritually fit in order to receive spiritual blessings and to enjoy them in human conditions and conduct. Mrs.