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Young people in school or college are frequently confronted with the questions: What shall I do when my school days are over? What shall I do for a living? At the present time, thousands of them, temporarily busy in the armed services 'of their country, are wondering if they will find employment when they are returned to civilian life, and if the employment they secure will be to their liking and will absorb their interest and demand the best they have to give. If they listen to the prognostications of mortal mind regarding the maladjustments incidental to reconversion to peacetime pursuits, they may find their fears increasing, and the prospect discouraging.

Only by understanding Mind and its idea can the truth about anything be known. The understanding that God is Mind leads to the revelation of Him as Love, because real intelligence is always loving.

The New Testament opens with the account of Jesus' birth, including the statement that Mary "was found with child of the Holy Ghost" ( Matt. 1:18 ).

Comment on the serenity with which a certain Christian Scientist passed through a trying experience brought the reply that the secret of this individual's peace of mind was his constant recognition that he was not a detached, self-propelling mortal, subject to changing circumstances, but that his real being was representative of and sustained by God, self-existent divine Principle, Love. Steadfastly claiming his spiritual sonship with the Father, he became a law to himself of harmony and safety.

Many of the ancients gave considerable study to the stars and believed them to have a very direct influence on the natures and affairs of individuals and nations. The Bible, too, refers to astrologers and soothsayers, indicating the prevalence of this custom of consulting the stars.

The eager student of Christian Science early perceives the vital importance of demonstration. In fact, he realizes that his spiritual progress is dependent upon the alert, correct, and faithful application of the truth in his daily experience.

In that enlightened human document called the Declaration of Independence appears the challenging statement that every individual has a right to "the pursuit of happiness. " Christian Science brings to each of us an even more remarkable gift.

A Young woman living on a continent where racial, religious, and economic freedoms were being placed in increasing jeopardy, had spent a year with her husband at a great American university. Here she had experienced the healing power of Christian Science and had begun an earnest study of its teachings.

" Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me" ( John 15:4 ).

" How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!" These words from Isaiah ( 52:7 ), which have been loved for centuries by students of differing creeds, are especially significant today, when steps towards maintaining peace are being taken throughout the world. To Christian Scientists, the phrase "upon the mountains" is particularly significant, for if these words were omitted from the passage some of its spiritual meaning would be lost.