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COMPLETE trust in God is illustrated in John's account of Christ Jesus' raising of Lazarus from the dead. The Master thanked his heavenly Father before calling Lazarus forth.

THE expectation that things will be better tomorrow is generally regarded as a helpful outlook. Too often, however, one may be looking out from a sense of discouragement and disappointment over the present or basing his hopes on shallow optimism without a real foundation.

MARY BAKER EDDY says of Christ Jesus and his disciples (Retrospection and Introspection, p. 91 ), "When he was with them, a fishing-boat became a sanctuary, and the solitude was peopled with holy messages from the All-Father.

THE present age is essentially practical and scientific. Many today are yearning to prove the teachings of Christ Jesus practical in daily experience.

PEOPLE want to be normal. They want their children, their health, their living conditions, their businesses, their human relationships, to be normal.

WHEN one becomes a member of a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, he does so as an expression of gratitude. Through Christian Science he has felt the healing touch of the Christ, either in the overcoming of physical disease or in the correction of some other inharmonious condition, and wishes to share with the community and with the world the fruits of this Science of Christianity.

THE teachings of Christian Science show us that the whole of God's universe is wrapped in perfect peace. No accusing power, be it called hatred, sin, disease, or other discord, can possibly enter this spiritual realm.

" AND God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.

HUMANITY today is working to maintain what is often termed a state of well-being. Individuals strive for a normal state of health, a balanced budget, a secure and respected place in the community, and perhaps, most of all, for a congenial and happy relationship within the home.

SO powerful were the words of Christ Jesus in their effect upon the sick, the sinning, and even upon the dying that people said in amazement ( Luke 4:36 ), "What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. " Jesus spoke as he was moved by the Word of God.