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In her words "O gentle presence, peace and joy and power" (Poems, p. 4 ), Mary Baker Eddy reveals the truth that the divine all-presence is gentle, peaceful, joyful, and all-powerful.

When Nicodemus came to Jesus by night, eager to question one who had performed such miracles, the Master's great love enabled him to discern his visitor's need. He must have known that Nicodemus, educated in the material religious systems of his day, had need to be awakened to the living realities of Spirit, to a new outlook on God as his creator and the creator of all.

The question which titles this article is answered by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, in "Unity of Good" ( p. 51 ): "Woman is the highest species of man, and this word is the generic term for all women; but not one of all these individualities is an Eve or an Adam.

" What shall I do?" is the troubled query of those at a crossroad of experience where a choice of action seems imperative. Is there a practical way to make the right choice? Yes, through Christian Science teachings one can find neverfailing guidance.

The spiritual identity of man as God's expression, brought to light through the discovery of Christian Science, presents the one adequate, wholly satisfying answer to the age-old questions, "Who am I? Who created me? Why am I?" This divine revelation of man's true selfhood, revolutionary in its effect upon human thought, is becoming widely accepted by those seeking spiritual values. As its deep significance is more clearly perceived in relation to human affairs, it is found to be the saving Christ, furnishing positive means for the destruction of inharmonious conditions.

To solve the problems in the world today the active participation of every individual is required. No one can be excused from making his daily contribution to the cause of peace, progress, and universal salvation.

A lovely and graceful statue stood in the park of a large city. It was the likeness of a beautiful young woman.

In the illustrated poem, "Christ and Christmas" by Mary Baker Eddy, is a picture of two angels without wings, moving gracefully and swiftly through space. May they not illustrate something of the activity of the spiritual idea, something of the heavenly motive power of divine grace, quickening and arousing thought with the impetus of inspiration and divine intelligence? Such thought activity is described figuratively by Ezekiel in his vision of the cherubim, where we read ( Ezek.

Freedom is native to man because it is God-derived. This is why men, throughout the ages, have worked and lived, fought and died, for their ideals of freedom.

A Missionary came upon an Armenian who recited to him the entire Sermon on the Mount. To the Armenian this was a natural achievement; for he had memorized it one verse at a time, then lived it among his neighbors until he had proved it as his own.