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Spiritual life is joyous, glorious, grand, free! The sincere student of Christian Science goes through each day with a song of gratitude in his heart as he bends his efforts to demonstrate the truth of the Psalmist's words, "Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. " As we understand the truth of the omnipresence of God and draw closer to divine Love, we gain the true sense of joy, which dispels the false concept of life as being sorrowful, fearful, filled with false responsibilities and limitations.

" The fashion of this world passeth away. " So wrote Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians.

One of the first lessons Christian Scientists learn is to accept spiritual revelations from God, Mind, and, contrariwise, to reject by denial all suggestions springing from any belief in intelligent matter or mortal mind. In "Miscellaneous Writings" Mary Baker Eddy distinguishes mortal mind from immortal Mind when she writes thus ( p.

Divine Science has always existed. It is the law of God, which is as eternal as God and coexists with Him.

The prophet Micah sets forth with unmistakable clearness a wise and righteous course of action which all men should follow, if practical Christianity is to be attained and demonstrated, in the words, "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" Throughout all ages, and under all circumstances and conditions, the goodness of God has remained an established fact, apparent to all who possessed even a small degree of spiritual understanding. To the humble and obedient seekers of Truth, God has revealed His goodness in beautiful and unmistakable ways.

Every Christian Scientist is a practitioner, if he is a Christian Scientist at all, for the word "practitioner" means primarily one who practices what he knows. But can we be Christian Scientists in name only? What would be thought of such statements as these: "I am an artist, but I never paint a picture.

Just before Christ Jesus gave that incomparable prayer which we call the Lord's Prayer, he said, "When ye pray, use not vain repetitions,.

Christian Science is turning humanity from the false concept of God as a magnified human personality to the true understanding of Him as divine Principle. This correct concept of Deity is transforming the worship of countless individuals, and is revealing the way whereby Christianity becomes a living and practical Science.

Man lives and has his being at the standpoint of reflection. Man is the embodiment of God's ideas, governed by God's law, forever active in expressing that which is good.

" God requires wisdom, economy, and brotherly love to characterize all the proceedings of the members of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist. " Thus wrote Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, in the Manual of The Mother Church ( Art.