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The study of Christian Science brings to light true values by awakening mankind to the need of weighing their thoughts and actions. God's standard of true values, such as truth and love, shines through the lens of Spirit, enabling each one of us to realize that matter is no thing and therefore has no value.

A Receptive attitude of thought, a willingness to listen, a confidence in the truth and an obedience to it, precede our accepting the Christ, God's perfect idea. Our Master pointed out our need of humble, childlike receptivity as a requisite for accepting the Christ and thereby entering the kingdom of heaven.

"Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light" ( Eph. 5:14 ).

" God expresses in man the infinite idea forever developing itself, broadening and rising higher and higher from a boundless basis. Mind manifests all that exists in the infinitude of Truth.

" What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?" asks the Psalmist ( Ps. 8:4 ).

Dear Lord and Father of us all, Forgive our foolish ways; Reclothe us in our rightful mind; In purer lives Thy service find, In deeper reverence, praise. The last verse of this hymn (No.

Man is God's offspring, His witness and representative, the eternal expression of divine omniscience. Thus spiritual man, reflecting every quality of his immortal creator, eternally acknowledges the countless blessings bestowed by the one and only Father-Mother God.

What is supply? Is it, as many people believe, something materially tangible, physically concrete, which must be captured outside of oneself? Christian Science answers these questions with the truth that supply is not something added to man, but is found in the innate fullness and completeness of his being as the perfect representative of God. The spiritual endowments constituting real selfhood are the measurement of supply.

Each one of us, in his human experience, has the glorious privilege of assuming responsibility for his own spiritual welfare and progress. But before we can undertake this responsibility or before we can go forward, there must be a willingness to think more spiritually.

Christian Science offers hope to those who seek health, happiness, and success. This Science stresses the importance of satisfying the spiritual needs of the individual as a practical means of meeting the human need.