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In the Bible we are admonished to get understanding, and this statement from Proverbs tells us why ( 16:22 ): "Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it. " One of the meanings of "wellspring" is "a source of continual supply.

" The truest art of Christian Science is to be a Christian Scientist; and it demands more than a Raphael to delineate  this art. " So affirms Mrs.

To the centurion who sought healing for his servant who was "sick of the palsy, grievously tormented," Christ Jesus said, "Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. " And we are told that "his servant was healed in the selfsame hour" ( Matt.

When the "Mayflower" crossed the ocean in 1620, the Atlantic was about sixty-seven days wide. Today it is about six hours wide by jet airliner.

Individual spiritual awakening to the activity of Christ, Truth, in human consciousness leads the way to divine healing. Everyone may gain such awakening through an understanding of divine law as interpreted in Christian Science.

" The First Commandment is my favorite text. " These words by Mrs.

An ancient custom of the Israelites vested in the first-born son the birthright, which entitled him to special privileges of succession and possession. A story telling how this custom was once thwarted is related in the twenty-fifth chapter of Genesis.

That human consciousness was in need of refreshment and renewal was evident to Mrs. Eddy, to whom the revelation of Christian Science came; for the sick, the sinning, and the world-weary continually sought her help for the alleviation of their difficulties.

Christian Science teaches that evil under any guise must not be permitted to masquerade in or as the individual's experience, directly or indirectly. One who is not actively confronting error with the understanding that error is nothing because God is All and creates only that which is good is in some measure acted upon by the very claims he should unmask.

In Chapter 5 of II Kings we read that Naaman, a leper, "captain of the host of the king of Syria," set out for Samaria to seek from the prophet Elisha the healing of leprosy. Apparently Naaman had formulated the manner in which he expected to be treated by the prophet—something which befitted his high rank.