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In the Gospel of Matthew ( 21:19 ) it is recorded of Christ Jesus: "When he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

We have heard much about self-righteousness, that quality which asserts personal justification on the authority of personal opinion. But is there a true sense of righteousness? Christian Science teaches that man derives his selfhood from God.

Mary Baker Eddy , the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, has lifted mankind's concept of church, with its ceremonies and creeds, from a material basis to the true idea of Church as "the structure of Truth and Love" ( Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 583 ).

" In Science, divine Love alone governs man. " These seven simple words are read in all Christian Science churches on the first Sunday of each month.

It is impossible to overestimate the importance of healing to the Christian Science movement. Before our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, lectured, taught, or wrote of her revelation, she healed.

The decision, "Not guilty," is usually quickly rendered in a court of law when the defendant can prove that he was not present when an alleged crime took place, even though all the evidence may have seemed incriminating. Through the revelation of Christian Science, we discover that man is not guilty; that he is not a material organism or chemical product of the Adam-dream, but the perfect idea of God.

In the second chapter of Luke we find the beautiful story of the nativity of Jesus. One can picture the shepherds who were watching "over their flock by night" receiving the angelic tidings of the Saviour's birth, then their hastening to Bethlehem to verify the "sign" given unto them: "Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

One of the signs of these times is a greater trend in the thought of human beings towards things spiritual. We hear and read of men and women turning to God for help in times of great danger, and of their prayers being answered.

How can we think about peace this Christmas season and every day?

In every field of endeavor—school, business, music, athletics, and so on—there are certain rules for the guidance of all. And the wise pupil not only learns the rules but applies them.