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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.

Have you ever asked yourself, "Could I pass a spiritual examination?" Mary Baker Eddy gives this pertinent advice in regard to self-examination in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. 8 ): "We should examine ourselves and learn what is the affection and purpose of the heart, for in this way only can we learn what we honestly are.

A Challenge to any right endeavor usually has the effect of stimulating thought into action which results in victory. A helpful lesson in this connection may be learned from the action of a river when meeting a dam in its course.

When God required Moses to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt, He gave him two signs: Moses' rod was turned into a serpent and then back again into a rod; then his hand was made to appear leprous and forthwith was restored to its normal condition. He was told that if the Hebrews would not believe the former sign, they would believe the latter sign—the sign of healing.

Spiritual unfoldment is effect, not cause. It is manifested humanly as a deep desire to know God and man in His image and likeness.

Self-Preservation , it has often been said, is the first law of nature. But what is man's real selfhood? How is it preserved? In the Glossary of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy, on page 591 , defines man as "the compound idea of infinite Spirit; the spiritual image and likeness of God; the full representation of Mind.