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The fifth commandment states, "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee" ( Ex. 20:12 ).

Watchfulness and alertness have always been accepted as most desirable qualities, provided they are accompanied by wise and prompt action whenever the need arises. A sixteen-year-old daughter of a lighthouse keeper in Australia was recently presented with a plaque, not only in recognition of her own fortitude under adverse circumstances, but also as a mark of grateful acknowledgment of the work done by lighthouse keepers generally in their devotion to duty, their watchfulness, and their love of their fellow men in helping to keep the sea lanes safe.

Although the word Soul is not directly used in the Bible as a synonym for God, it was revealed to Mary Baker Eddy through her search of the Scriptures that in its highest significance Soul is God, Spirit. And she so uses it in her revelation of the Science of being.

Christ Jesus taught many valuable lessons by the forceful and intelligent use of parables. His pure spirituality, together with his great love for mankind, manifested in a deep longing to heal, redeem, and make clear the way of a complete salvation for all throughout all time, motivated his mighty mission.

When Mary Baker Eddy discovered the Science of Jesus' teachings, she saw that it was based upon divine Principle. In order that this Science might be more generally recognized and its Principle understood, the wise Leader of Christian Science established within the organization of The Mother Church a Board of Lectureship.

The leading characteristic of the man Moses, the great seer, was the longing to deliver the oppressed. Again and again it was manifested before his life task was given him.

" Conscientious implies scrupulous, often painstaking, observance of duty," says a dictionary. Mary Baker Eddy has this to say on the subject of conscientiousness in "Miscellaneous Writings" ( p.

In a world where frustration, thwarted purpose, and failure seem much in evidence, mankind may well heed the Scriptural words found in the book of Isaiah (66:9) : "Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God. " Thought-provoking questions, these, for they challenge a false belief whose acceptance is almost universal—namely, that failure is as natural and normal as success; indeed that success is often unattainable, or at best merely the uncertain outcome of luck, risk, or speculation, rather than the sure reward of constructive thinking and doing.

The most satisfying experience anyone can have is the awakening to his sonship with God. Such an experience has nothing to do with persons, human records, matter, or time.

" Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?" ( Jer. 8:22.