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" The one Ego, the one Mind or Spirit called God, is infinite individuality, which supplies all form and comeliness and which reflects reality and divinity in individual spiritual man and things," writes Mary Baker Eddy on page 281 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. " The individuality of man, therefore, emanates from God and expresses the nature of God.

" I Will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. " So sang the Psalmist in praise and gratitude to God ( Ps.

Omnipotence encounters no opposition. In divine Mind there is no struggle for supremacy.

In these times of struggles and shifting scenes, when national and international upheavals confront mankind, many individuals find themselves mentally and physically in what seems to be a country that is far from the kingdom of heaven. They may be faced with insurmountable personal problems, perhaps connected directly or indirectly with the activities of the war, with family relationships, or with a physical difficulty not yet healed.

When Joshua addressed the tribes of Israel at Shechem, admonishing them to serve God in sincerity and in truth, he said ( Josh. 24:15 ), "Choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

How many unpleasant experiences resulting from misguided attempts to control the thoughts of others through the exercise of human will power and personal influence could be avoided if the quality of patience were better understood and more consistently demonstrated! And who is more adequately equipped to show the way of wisdom and love than the student of Christian Science? The enlightened understanding of the nature of God which his religion provides through the inspired writings of its Discoverer and Founder, Mary Baker Eddy, together with a realization in some degree of man's reflection of God's nature, is a constant source of inspiration and help. In the Manual of The Mother Church, under the caption "Guidance of Members," Mrs.

Christian Science is a restatement of Jesus' teachings in terms of an exact, demonstrable Science. It is so simple that little children can understand and prove it, and yet so profound that human thought never fully penetrates its depths.

The story of Jonah has typified to many the experience of mortals when evil seems to beset them on every side, and there is no apparent means of deliverance. The narrative records ( Jonah 2:5 ), "The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

Sooner or later everyone must learn that the only infallible helper is God, eternal Mind, and that whatever one's experience or need may seem to be, Mind has already supplied that need. The day must dawn when it will be universally understood that God's help is ever present and far beyond anything that we can hope to receive from any human person or influence, because human influence is always limited and restricted, whilst God, good, is measureless divine Mind and never makes a mistake.

Loyalty to the clearly defined standard of Truth and undeviating allegiance to divine Mind are the Christian Scientist's vital obligation, as is made clear throughout the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, the inspired Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. On page 183 of the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," she says: "Divine Mind rightly demands man's entire obedience, affection, and strength.