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The question may sometimes arise, What is the patient's duty or responsibility when turning to Christian Science for help? Has he done his part if he turns to an experienced Christian Scientist for treatment and studies the Scriptures and the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy? The patient's attitude of thought has an important bearing on the outcome. There are times when one's mere willingness to ask for help in Christian Science, or to read authorized Christian Science literature, denotes enough expectancy of good to help bring about a healing.

The question of the lawyer who came to Jesus ( Luke 10:29 ), "Who is my neighbour?" is fundamental. This question cannot be answered from the basis of physical sense.

" Now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;.

One day a cook who had been very successful in making cakes turned out a cake that was a failure. On reviewing her recipe to find out where the fault lay, she discovered that she had omitted a spoonful of baking powder in the batter.

The true unconfined concept of existence is learned of God, for the Mind which conceives and comprehends the universe and all reality is God. God is the sole Principle of all that exists, the origin of all ideas.

So important did Mary Baker Eddy regard alertness on the part of Christian Scientists that she left specific instructions for us in the Manual of The Mother Church under the heading "Alertness to Duty. " She says ( Art.

When one considers the numerous Christian Science Sunday Schools throughout the world and the growth which has been manifested in this activity, one sometimes forgets that when Mary Baker Eddy established the Sunday School there was only one pupil. An account of the founding of the Sunday School in "Mary Baker Eddy: A Life Size Portrait" by Lyman P.

It is still the predominant belief of mankind that man is material. Indeed, the sources of information on which mortals have relied—the physical senses—have never ceased to declare this to be the fact.

In its teaching of the allness of God, Spirit, Christian Science establishes the fact that the material concept of existence, based on the testimony of the erring physical senses, is false and illusive and its effect of sickness, sin, and mortality erroneous, hence eradicable. This teaching of the Christ, Truth, the impersonal Saviour, comes to the human consciousness for the redemption of mankind.

Through obedience to divine law and order we learn to manifest those qualities that emanate from God, the Father, and to express health, assurance, initiative, and true independence in the building of strength of character. "You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence; you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.