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Working for oneself in Christian Science means prayerful communion with God and brings great joy. It is a joy which comes naturally with obedience to the By-Law given by our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, in the Manual of The Mother Church ( Art.

Christ Jesus, shortly before the close of his earthly mission, spoke several times to his disciples of the Comforter or "Spirit of truth"' that should come into the world. He said ( John 16:12, 13 ): "I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

Christian Science is the Science of self-completeness. It teaches that man is complete and perfect now.

What holds man in safety? He is held perpetually by Truth and Love in the immutable harmony of divine Being, within the perfect laws of unerring Principle, in the infinite power of eternal Life. Christian Science teaches that God is man's only parent, his Father and Mother, his only real relative.

In Luke we read ( 6: 37-41 ): "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.

One Wednesday evening the writer drove home from the testimony meeting, held in a Church of Christ, Scientist, praying for guidance which would enable her to prove her dominion over error. For several weeks a painful knee had distressed her.

We frequently hear of the weakening or loss of faculties, such as sight, hearing, reason, or memory. This is commonly taken as normal and something to be expected as a result of advancing years; whereas the retention of all the faculties unimpaired throughout the span of human life is regarded as most unusual.

Perhaps never before in the history of mankind has there been such a universal longing for comfort and security. Presenting itself sometimes as a deep hungering, but also in less easily recognizable though equally afflictive forms, this longing is one of the principal driving forces behind the social behavior of our times.

The difference between spiritual perception and uninspired human outlining is clearly shown in Christian Science. Spiritual perception apprehends God's guidance and boundless care for His children; whereas mere human outlining presents something deemed desirable.

Christian Science confirms what the Apostle John recorded on the mount of revelation, namely that the spiritual creation of God, including individual man, is perpetually new. God, divine Mind, declared ( Rev.