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King Hezekiah , according to the record given in the thirtieth chapter of II Chronicles, sent a proclamation to his people to keep the Passover feast at Jerusalem, "for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written. " And for those who were not sanctified Hezekiah prayed, saying, "The good Lord pardon every one that prepareth his heart to seek God.

Paul wrote to the Corinthians ( I Cor. 14:8, 9 ): "If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken?" In this age when evil is clamoring aloud to control men's thinking, the mighty voice of God, Truth, should be reverberating more forcefully than ever through the many media of human communication.

In I John we read ( 3:1, 2 ): "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.

" Pilgrim on earth, thy home is heaven; stranger, thou art the guest of God" (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 254 ).

" Verily , verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also. " We read these words of Christ Jesus in John ( 14:12 ).

A Familiar Bible passage reads ( Prov. 16:1 ), "The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

Those acquainted with ancient civilizations know that the people of those times believed that their lives were governed by many different gods and that good came to them as they found favor with the god that was governing a specific phase of activity. The advent of Christianity, with the provable knowledge of only one God, showed the fallacy of these earlier beliefs and revealed that the people had been governed not by gods many but by their own superstitions and fears.

Throughout the Bible the word "light" is frequently used to signify spiritual understanding. Here light refers to that illumination of thought which reveals the true nature of God to the human consciousness.

The Christ is here, all dreams of error breaking, Unloosing bonds of all captivity. This comforting statement of the mission of the ever-present Christ is found in the Christian Science Hymnal (No.

Some small children in school were talking about things for which they were thankful. They mentioned food, clothing, homes, toys, pets, and the like.