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In Christian Science practice a condition is sometimes encountered which is not usual in the practice of medicine. This is the mental stir, caused when the Word of Truth is effectually and fervently affirmed in righteous prayer in order to destroy the evil in the human mind.

"Spirit , God, is heard when the senses are silent," writes Mary Baker Eddy on page 89 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. " How important it is to silence the material senses, to listen quietly for the voice of Truth, and then to follow its directing.

The hour in which we accept the Christ wholeheartedly marks a decision which establishes us as followers of Christ Jesus in faith and in deed. That hour may come to us when, in the throes of a struggle with temptation or personal desire, we are able to rise above self-will to the spiritual altitude where it is possible for us to say, as the Master did in the garden of Gethsemane ( Matt.

The connotations of the word "dawn" bring thoughts of joy, hope, renewal, anticipation of new opportunity. However, mingled with these uplifting and joy-bringing aspirations is the realization that the glories of a material sunrise are but fleeting.

In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mary Baker Eddy defines "Church" in its absolute sense as, "The structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle" ( p. 583 ).

The Bible has given to mankind a sure recipe for peace. It is found in the book of Job ( 22:21 ): "Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

Have we ever been tempted to believe that life is a struggle? Has mortal sense suggested that we are limited in opportunity and ability, and has this suggestion perhaps found a willing listener in us? If so, then we are accepting a false concept of man, a concept that would place us in a limited experience, fettered by mortal beliefs. Such so-called life is mere existence, filled with constant struggles to keep going.

With God-bestowed spiritual vision Mary Baker Eddy turned to the Bible as her only guide to the Science of Life. So today the world has not only the Bible, but also her great work, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," a work founded on her discernment of the spiritual import of the Book of Books.

Prayer opens our understanding of the Scriptures to a point where scientific healing power may be demonstrated. "Prayer" is the title of the opening chapter of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.

In a college monthly magazine the writer recently read an interesting article entitled, "Relativity for the Layman," confirming the deceptive nature of material existence. From it the following is quoted: "We must first realize that our senses are inadequate; that they betray us.