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In what has been appropriately designated as "the pearl of parables," Christ Jesus bequeathed to humanity a lesson of great spiritual import. Briefly summarized, according to the account in Luke, a man had two sons.

We read in the fourth chapter of II Kings that "a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets" cried unto Elisha for help when a creditor came to take her two sons as bondmen in payment of debts. It is recorded that he answered her, "What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house?" No doubt the thought of the woman was very much the same as that of many mortals today.

Even in the realm of human endeavor the quality of steadfastness is essential to the highest attainment. As we consider the lives of friends and associates whose achievements we admire in business, scholastic, or artistic fields, we find that, in general, their present attainments are the result of an unswerving devotion to an ideal.

One of the most desirable and necessary things of human life is good health, and the amount of thought, effort, time, and experimentation expended for its attainment and maintenance is incalculable. Still, many there are who find that health is not yet being experienced, and that sickness and discord are all too prevalent in daily living.

" Ask , and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. " These words were uttered by Christ Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount centuries ago, and since that time countless thousands accepting this promise have asked and received of God abundant blessings.

Gratitude to God is a joyous recognition and acknowledgment of good, and of good received. It is a winsome and necessary Christian virtue that oils the wheels of daily living.

On page 261 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mrs. Eddy has given her students a reassuring rule which reads, "Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionably to their occupancy of your thoughts.

In Christian Science, love is clearly defined and clearly differentiated from much in human experience that goes by that name; and to anyone gaining an understanding of it, it readily becomes the most interesting thing in the world. It is shown by this Science to be the expression of God, divine Love.

For an adult grown weary with the constant struggle and friction of human daily living, there lies a blessed benediction in Mrs. Eddy's closing words of her First Address in The Mother Church, given May 26, 1895 (Miscellaneous Writings, p.

Deserving more attention from the world than they have yet received are these memorable words of Mary Baker Eddy at the dedication of the Extension of The Mother Church. She said ( The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p.