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In Luke's account of the Master's last supper with his disciples there is recorded an incident of profound significance to the Christian Scientist. Since Christ Jesus knew that the time had come when he must face the greatest challenge of his career, the burden of that hour would seem to have been enough for him; yet he discerned Simon Peter's need and with Christly compassion addressed him in these words (22: 31, 32): "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

One student of Christian Science has proved more than once the practicality of Paul's words (I Cor. 6:19, 20): "Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

In strong and graphic tribute the Old Testament writers frequently referred to God as "the Lord of hosts. " The phrase has indeed a colorful accuracy, conveying a sense of God's omnipotence and glory.

God is Love, the Bible informs us. The Scriptures also imply that God is divine Principle.

A Story is told of a professor of a class in higher mathematics who asked that a complicated formula be worked out on the blackboard. The first student who came to the board began writing the solution to the problem, but after he had written the first step, the professor remarked to him: "No, that is wrong.

In the early days of the Christian Science movement, the Church of Christ, Scientist, was faced with many difficulties, some of which might have proved disastrous had it not been for the wise leadership of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. In a letter to The Mother Church in Boston, Massachusetts, concerning a legal matter relating to the building of its first edifice, our Leader said (Miscellaneous Writings, p.

Christ Jesus ' statements in his Sermon on the Mount ( Matt. 6:24 ), "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.

" Personality ," writes Mary Baker Eddy in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. 491 ), "is not the individuality of man.

In the Bible we are told that Joseph's brethren agreed to sell him into slavery because they were envious of his father's love for him. He was placed temporarily in a deep pit, but was soon drawn out and sold to the Ishmaelites.

The harvest season of the year is a time of rejoicing, a time in which to count one's blessings and to give special thanks to God for His abundance. The seeds of the earth have brought forth their marvel of multiplication, and the golden grain has been gathered into storehouses.