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" A Deep sincerity is sure of success, for God takes care of it," writes Mary Baker Eddy in "The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany" ( p. 203 ).

One day while laboring with a sense of fatigue and pain which seemed to begin quite suddenly, I opened the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, to page 502. I was very much awakened and aroused when I read the following spiritually enlightening sentences: "The infinite has no beginning.

If all the longings of the human race could be summed up in one word, surely that word would be "freedom. " Mankind longs for release from the whole range of mortal laws which have claimed through the centuries to govern every aspect of human existence.

Both the beginner and the advanced student of Christian Science are vitally interested in understanding what Mary Baker Eddy so aptly designates "solid Christian Science. " She says (Miscellaneous Writings, p.

" In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.

Sometimes we ask ourselves why we are not making greater progress in our understanding and demonstration of Christian Science. In the earnest study of the writings of our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, we may find many answers to our query.

What a joy it is to find in Christian Science that, contrary to common belief, man is not cursed or condemned, but is eternally blessed and loved by the Father and is ever at one with Him. This revolutionary fact was of primary importance to Mary Baker Eddy.

Obedience! This word has new significance for us through the teachings of Christian Science. It is a common complaint, and a very old one, that it is much too difficult to obey all the Ten Commandments or even the rules set down by parents and civil authorities.

In the book of Exodus is given an account of the angel that appeared to Moses "in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush" ( 3:2 ). The account continues: "The bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

In reflecting on The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, established by Mary Baker Eddy, it is valuable to consider that within its membership are those from different walks of life. To The Mother Church and its branches come thoughtful seekers for spiritual light from many religious denominations, or from no denomination, and from many different races.