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How many of us have ever risen early and watched the coming dawn? The glory of this daily occurrence, especially as seen in nature's haunts, has often its thought-provoking sequel. How easily light dispels darkness, effortlessly and without resistance! How gently the day unfolds and how clearly the scene about us emerges to our expectant sight! To one in unfamiliar surroundings, the coming of dawn is of special interest.

" Let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing" ( James 1:4 ). This verse seems to imply that one must, through patience, be willing to wait for perfection to be seen and experienced in its entirety.

In Biblical times God's angels guided men and women along divinely illumined pathways. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is filled with accounts of the experiences of those who, by giving heed to the angels, were directed and protected.

When one dearly beloved has passed from our sight, there are perhaps few among us but have found our hearts echoing the longing so poignantly voiced by Tennvson, .

Daily , cases in which a multitude of witnesses present testimony and evidence are being tried in the courts of many lands. Throughout her writings, Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, speaks much of witnesses and witnessing, and she uses legal terms and figures of speech to illustrate her spiritual teachings.

Our Master, Christ Jesus, described the most "expressive silence" known to the human mind when he said ( Matt. 6:6 ), "When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

" Suns and planets teach grand lessons," says Mary Baker Eddy on page 240 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. " While the material universe in all its immensity and wonder can give at best only a hint of the infinite realm of Spirit, it is true, nevertheless, that mathematical and astronomical concepts can often prove useful in illustrating a metaphysical point.

Can anything be more comforting and reassuring or cause a greater song of gratitude in the heart than to know that there is a right solution of every human problem when it is sought through the understanding of the omnipotence of God? Conviction regarding this fact is gained from the Bible through such promises as this of Christ Jesus ( Matt. 19:26 ): "With God all things are possible.

The increase or decrease of members is sometimes used as a basis for determining the strength or weakness of a church. A By-Law entitled "Numbering the People" in the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy reads as follows ( Art.

Homer's legend of the Greek warrior Achilles, whose body, with the exception of his heel, was incapable of injury, has resulted in the often-used expression, "Achilles' heel," meaning "vulnerable point. " The study of Christian Science reveals that the real man, the man of God's creating, has no vulnerable spot, no weakness, by which evil or error can reach him, because he is completely spiritual.