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In the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew it is related that when Jesus appeared to his disciples walking on a wind-blown, angry sea, the disciples were troubled. "But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

As a result of the recent war many changes have been brought about. One which has had far-reaching consequences is the transfer of populations from one country or district to another.

If you should come downstairs the day after Halloween and find that some pranksters had drawn ugly caricatures on your windowpanes and hung hideous pictures on your living-room walls, what would you do? Certainly you would take down the pictures and scrub the windows until all traces of the prank were gone. We love our homes, so we refuse to have therein pictures of unloveliness.

When the pure and immaculate Christ Jesus came to John for baptism, the amazement of John was unfeigned, and he hesitated to comply with Jesus' request, declaring that he needed to have Jesus baptize him instead. According to the third chapter of Matthew, John had declared, previous to his baptism of Jesus, that one would follow him who was greater than he and would use a different type of baptism, a spiritual baptism, which would purge and purify human consciousness as fire consumes dross.

Have you ever thought, "If only I could keep my mind on my work"? How often our attempts to work are hindered by the false suggestion that good and evil can wander into consciousness at will ! According to this misconcepiton, at any moment anything—fearful suggestions, scenes long forgotten, vicious impulses, or yesterday's grocery list—may pop into our consciousness. That such uncontrollable mental gymnastics are no part of true consciousness is one of the blessed revelation brought to mankind in the discovery of Christian Science.

Deep-Seated in the heart of humanity is the tendency to postpone good and to labor under the illusion that the future holds more harmony and joy than can be enjoyed in the immediate present. Mankind goes on hoping and waiting for better jobs, healthier bodies, more congenial companionship, happier home circumstances, and so forth, as if activity, health, love, and contentment were something external to man's real identity.

Peace is the pearl which individuals and nations have been striving to possess since time immemorial. Isaiah foretold the coming of peace when he described the Messiah, or Christ, as "The Prince of Peace.

In almost every avenue of human activity and endeavor it is necessary at times for one to identify himself. Travelers, especially, must have at hand adequate means of identification.

Mortals are indifferent to the things of Spirit, and to the Science of Christianity, which pertains to the things of Spirit. "And why," asks the consecrated Christian Scientist, "do some of those who call themselves Christian Scientists seem so immersed in unimportant material doings?" The answer must be that they are more interested in the daily happenings of human experience than they are in eternal reality and in learning to know God and serve mankind.

Jesus' inspired prayer at the grave of his friend Lazarus was perhaps as startling to his audience as was the visible proof of eternal Life which immediately followed. In anticipation of his marvelous victory over death and the grave he said ( John 11:41, 42 ): "Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.