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The resurgence of thought toward spiritual things is one of the most heartening signs of the present. Frequently in a newspaper does some columnist, erstwhile man of the world, point to a spiritual awakening as paramount.

Of the myriad plagues mortal sense has inflicted upon mankind, none perhaps has brought more suffering, unhappiness, and sorrow than fear. Men have feared not only the present and the future, but also the past; they have feared that sin or disease or false appetites might attack them or their loved ones because of the so-called law of heredity.

For any worthy endeavor, confidence and the will to do are necessary in order to make even a start. Still greater application and persistency are required to attain the goal.

One who returns to a well-known scene after a long absence is happy when he notes that many conditions have been improved. Unsightly structures have been torn down, and beautiful buildings have been erected in their place.

In the first eighteen verses of the fourth Gospel, as well as in the first chapter of Genesis, real history is expounded briefly, sublimely. From these records no deduction can be made of a creator who is other than all-power and all-good, or of a creation which is less than perfect.

Reflection —what a depth of meaning in that word! Infinite possibilities of achievement are in store for each one who will ponder sufficiently the truth of spiritual reflection. Mary Baker Eddy writes in "Miscellaneous Writings" ( p.

After the passing of his wife Sarah, Abraham's attention focused upon their only child, Isaac, in and through whom alone could be fulfilled the promise of countless descendants which had been granted to them long years before. Thus the question of Isaac's marriage was of paramount importance to his father.

CHRIST JESUS said in his Sermon on the Mount, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. " Our starting point, then, as individuals, is acceptance of the present perfection of man in God's likeness, regardless of the conditions which at the moment may appear to surround us or attach themselves to us.

Referring to the experience of the children of Israel who were delivered from bondage in Egypt and led through the wilderness, Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, writes in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( p. 566 ), "So shall the spiritual idea guide all right desires in their passage from sense to Soul, from a material sense of existence to the spiritual, up to the glory prepared for them who love God.

There is a yearning in the heart of every man to know more about his true being and to gain a sense of peace and quiet away from the turmoil of material living. Perhaps the remedy for health outside of material means is being sought, perhaps release from disappointment is calling for some satisfactory answer, or maybe that everlasting quest for God, in which every mortal finds himself engaged during his mental pilgrimage, is stirring in one's consciousness.