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The first three books of our New Testament are commonly described as the Synoptic Gospels. One reason for the choice of this particular title is that each of them presents a brief summary or "synopsis" of the events of the Master's life; while the fourth Gospel is excluded from this grouping, largely because its author is concerned with teaching rather than with narrative.

The wisdom and clarity of thought manifested in the answers to questions sent to Mrs. Eddy during the early years of Christian Science, as they appear in "Miscellaneous Writings," deeply impress every reader.

A Vivid Scriptural example of spiritually mental healing is that which concerns the prophet Jonah. God had sent him to Nineveh to warn the people to forsake their wickedness, but instead of obeying, Jonah fled from his allotted task on a ship going to Tarshish.

When Jesus made the statement, "Before Abraham was, I am," he proclaimed the truth of ageless existence, of life without beginning. He set forth the fact of spiritual man as eternal, incorporeal, forever intact and indestructible.

" Cherish humility, 'watch,' and 'pray without ceasing,' or you will miss the way of Truth and Love," writes Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, on page 356 of "Miscellaneous Writings. " The alert student of Christian Science is prayerfully striving to render full obedience to this loving admonition from our Leader, and to claim and to cultivate the grace of humility, so essential to the demonstration of Christianly scientific Mind-healing.

All Christians agree that in God is the power to still the mightiest tempest, right the greatest wrong, lighten the darkest place, and heal all sickness. Many religionists, however, still uncertainly ponder the questions: "Is this power of God available to humanity as a healing and regenerative influence?" "Can the individual, here and now, utilize divine power as Jesus did?" Christian Science brings mankind a positive and affirmative answer to these questions.

When one is baffled and perplexed by adverse circumstances, or waiting and drifting, it is helpful prayerfully to consider what is involved in true accomplishment. This may be a first step out of a state of inaction or bondage.

A dictionary defines "reason" in part as "the power of comprehending and inferring; the ability to trace out the implications of a combination of facts. " Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, has written in "Science and Health with Key to Scriptures," the textbook of Christian Science ( p.

At a time like this in the world's history, when evil claims to be increasingly aggressive and seeks to mesmerize mankind by fear and a sense of helplessness, it is wise, as it is at all times, to turn to the Bible, the Word of God, for comfort and guidance. It is of particular interest and value for us to refresh our memory in regard to the story of David and Goliath, as told in the seventeenth chapter of I Samuel.

Christian Science is not a faith-cure. Its healings result from the operation of divine Principle, or Truth, acting beneficially upon human belief.