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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.

As humanity advances in its insatiable quest for supremacy over material limitations, many are asking: "What will be the eventual outcome? Is mankind really progressing toward its goal of freedom?" Whatever the promise for the future, offered by the material sciences, it must appear insignificant in comparison with the import of the question propounded by Christ Jesus ( Matt. 16:26 ), "What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" It would be tragedy indeed if mankind were to gain mastery over a world and yet remain in bondage to the false sense of self.

In Isaiah, we read the divine promise ( 65:25 ), "They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord. " Is that holy mountain a particular locality? Several years ago, a Christian Scientist delivered a baccalaureate sermon at a great university.