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In revealing spiritual man as His manifestation, God simultaneously decrees the irrevocable law of unfolding good as eternally sustaining and maintaining the perfection of His expression. In the first chapter of Genesis we read ( 1:29 ), "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

From Genesis to the end of the Gospels, gardens are frequently mentioned in the Bible. The first was the garden of Eden, wherein appeared a serpent.

To most people the thought of being shut away in an internment camp behind barbed wire is terrifying. But when recognized only as error presenting a false sense of existence, such an experience can become, as in the writer's case, an opportunity for self-discipline and for demonstrating more of the truth of being.

For many centuries earnest thinkers have longed to see the church of Christ fulfill its vital purpose to unify and inspire all men through an understanding of Truth, God. The spread of Christianity since Christ Jesus was on earth has gradually brought enlightenment to mankind, showing how the spiritual qualities in human character may triumph over the lower.

When Christ Jesus appeared to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, he addressed a question to Simon Peter which still calls insistently to every follower of the Christ, Truth. "Lovest thou me?" was addressed to the lovable, impetuous Peter, who had said to Jesus, "Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death," but who later denied him three times in that dark morning hour before the crucifixion.

" Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things" ( Matt. 17:11 ).

A Teacher in a Christian Science Sunday School once asked her class what the word "grace," as used in the Bible, meant to them. One girl slowly and thoughtfully replied, "Grace means the doing of spiritual things easily.

Mary Baker Eddy perceived the allness of God, divine Mind, and the inevitable corollary that there is no matter. Before she gave her revelation of the Science of Jesus' theology to the world in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," she proved the correctness of this theology by healing disease and sin.

With most of us our days as little children with our human fathers and mothers still remain in our hearts—a grateful memory. We recall how they cared for us in our infancy, guided and shaped our character as we grew, and stood by us during the storm and stress of our later years.

Be yourself! How often we have used that expression to chide someone for not acting like himself! To anyone sick, poverty-stricken, sin-laden, or unhappy, Christian Science says with deep and wonderful significance, Be yourself!. To one unenlightened in the spiritual truths which Christian Science teaches, the statement may at first be startling and puzzling.