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In these perilous and turbulent times it is well to realize that the individual has an invulnerable and impregnable armor available, which the assaults of evil cannot penetrate. Through the study of Christian Science we can prove this.

One of the most comforting facts which we learn in our study of Christian Science is the permanency of spiritual good. An old proverb, expressing the general view of mankind, says, "Times change and we change with them.

The pursuit of knowledge concerning matter—the effort to utilize and control it and especially to find a remedy for its ills—has ever been of absorbing interest to thinkers. Most of this research has been from the standpoint that matter is self-sustaining, substantial, and real.

Of the many requirements which are necessary in order to be an active Christian Scientist, love, joy, and gratitude seem to stand out as qualities enabling us really to live our religion at all times. Expressed in this order, these qualities bring out our Christlikeness and prove man's inseparability from his Father-Mother, God.

When first attracted to Christian Science, perhaps through physical healing or by obtaining freedom from some sinful indulgence or simply by having caught a glimpse of the truth, we long to understand what has brought these blessings into our lives. However worthy our desire, the ability to discern that which lifts demonstration out of the category of guesswork and places it on a sure basis must be attained by orderly, steady growth.

True liberty is freedom from the enslavement of the physical senses. Mary Baker Eddy says in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p.

Basic facts are essential for right estimates, evaluations, conclusions, and proofs if one is to succeed in any worthy human endeavor. Indeed, the obtaining of facts and their practical application in daily living generally determine the degree of one's achievement.

Christian Science brings to light the unchallengeable spiritual power, dignity, and grace of true humility. Healing power was unmistakably shown by Christ Jesus to be a reflected, divine ability, not a personal possession.

There are many duties to which the members of The Mother Church should be alert, and individually considered, all are indispensable. But first and foremost of them is the obligation to pray.

Ships of every size and type sail daily in and out of the bay near which we live. One day as an oversize aircraft carrier cruised in from the Pacific, followed closely by a great battleship, I was reminded of a time when I had been conducted on an exhaustive tour of such a ship.