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Christian Science starts from the standpoint of absolute spiritual perfection. God, the creator of man and the universe, is eternally expressing perfection.

An entirely new concept of rest is found in the teaching of Christian Science. It is because of this new light on the question of what constitutes real rest that Christian Scientists often arrange their vacations with a special interest in making them an opportunity for spiritual refreshment, rather than a mere matter of miles of travel or rushing around seeking personal pleasure.

" The true consciousness is the true health," declares Mary Baker Eddy on page 298 of "Miscellaneous Writings. " This statement reverses the customary concept of health as a condition of the material body and reveals that the attainment of perfect health is a present possibility.

While economy is often thought of in the narrow sense which suggests parsimony, in its true, scientific meaning it includes no hint of lack. Rather does it imply wise stewardship.

How perfectly our beloved Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, describes what Christian Science does when she says in "Miscellaneous Writings"( p. 22 ), "Christian Science translates Mind, God, to mortals.

To be spiritually independent is to be self-governed, to do one's thinking, under God's direction, unswayed by mortal opinions and beliefs. Dependence on divine Mind and independence of mortal mind make way for Love's leading and control and so bring a natural unfoldment of good into human experience.

God's guiding hand is always near us. Humility enables us to discern it.

There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will. Thus Shakespeare recognized the divine influence operating in the affairs of mankind.

Many times, while on a tour of naval duty during World War II, the writer was prompted to feel gratitude for the memorable way in which Mary Baker Eddy phrased the truths recorded in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. " Lonely night watches at sea became enriching instead of fearful experiences in proportion as he gave himself to a contemplation of the truth that God and man are inseparable, as taught in Science and Health.

Divine Love encompasses the universe. God, or infinite Spirit, blesses its perfect idea, man, endowing him by reflection with Love's own qualities, and man cannot fail to express these joyously and abundantly.