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In "Miscellaneous Writings" Mary Baker Eddy ( p. 264 ): "Unity is the essential nature of Christian Science.

Jesus ' parable of the talents points to a fact in Christian Science which greatly blesses those who give proper heed to it. It is this: that every department of our experience, as it now seems humanly to be, is capable of improvement by means wide open to us through this Science.

It is often said that in the affairs of the world no one is indispensable. And from the human viewpoint this appears to be true.

In her poem "Christ and Christmas" Mary Baker Eddy has this verse (p. 159): "As in blest Palestine's hour, So in our age, 'T is the same hand unfolds His power, And writes the page.

A Family of Christian Scientists live at a busy intersection. The street in front of the house is wide and well paved, and it has gradually become a main thoroughfare.

" The prayer that reforms the sinner and heals the sick is an absolute faith that all things are possible to God,—a spiritual understanding of Him, an unselfed love. " This sentence opens the most unique chapter on prayer ever written and is found in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.

In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy says ( p. 258 ),"God expresses in man the infinite idea forever developing itself, broadening and rising higher and higher from a boundless basis.

Abundance is a spiritual fact. The riches of divine Love are continually pouring forth from God to bless all mankind and are manifest in countless ways to the receptive thought.

Speaking to a small boy, a kindly gentleman said, "Sonny, can you tell me where God is:" To which question the lad replied, "Sir, can you tell me where God is not?" This question as to the ever-presence of Spirit, Christian Science now answers with positive proof. Because, as infinite Mind, God fills all space, the presence of perfect Mind is in reality with all men, whether they are around the conference table, within the church, or facing trial or triumph, temptation or tempest of fear.

Church building in Christian Science is not considered an ordinary building enterprise. In Christian Science, church building indicates that healings have taken place—that the sick have been restored to health, the sorrowing comforted, those dead in trespasses and sins raised, and the demons of false belief cast out—indeed, that our Master's injunction to his followers has been obeyed to some extent.