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Joy is a quality so universally sought that no one denies its desirability. Only the manner of its attainment is in question.

Instantaneous healings result from the spiritual understanding that a perfect God has created all and has created it good. Not all healings are instantaneous in the sense that error is quickly destroyed and harmony immediately realized.

The teaching that death is the door through which mortals may enter the kingdom of heaven, the realm of God, has been a stumbling block in the path of spiritual understanding for centuries. The beloved Master, Christ Jesus, says in speaking of this kingdom ( Luke 17:21 ), "Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

When one receives a very precious gift, his first thoughts are naturally of joy and gratitude. Then if he is wise, he begins to think of ways and means to safeguard and protect his treasure.

The understanding of the nature and source of spiritual power is essential to the student of Christian Science, for it is the spiritual power in the Christian Science treatment which heals the sick, casts out sin, and restores harmony where discord has appeared to reign. Without spiritual power, the demonstration of Christian Science would not be possible, and Science would be an abstract theory.

In the Preface to "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mary Baker Eddy writes ( p. vii ): "The time for thinkers has come.

It is interesting to note that when spiritual ideas appear, thought immediately becomes alert, wide-awake, and active. Mary Baker Eddy writes (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p.

At this hour of the twentieth century, rich in its promise of greater spiritual development and unfoldment, it is helpful to discern clearly the place of our beloved Leader in the fulfillment of Bible prophecy and her relationship to the Church of Christ, Scientist, and the Christian Science movement. In 1866 in fulfillment of prophecy, Mary Baker Eddy discovered the operative power of the Christ, Truth, in its full and final revelation.

Years ago the writer once read a poem entitled, "How Quiet Nature Is When Doing Things!" She was impressed with the thought brought out. The poem spoke of how nature unfolds the glory of growth, the splendor of sunrise and sunset, the beauty of flower and leaflet—all in glorious calm, quietness, and serenity.

" Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need. " We find this impelling statement on page 494 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.