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“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

Because of distressful occurrences which seemed rampant in the world about them, Jesus once spoke to his disciples these comforting words: "In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. " He did not deny the appearance of difficulties and disappointments, but the implication was that since he had overcome evil conditions sufficiently to rise above them, so could they.

Every man, woman, and child, whether rich or poor, prosperous or unsuccessful, provider or recipient, must eventually learn what is his real need, what is his true source of supply, and how to receive from its bountiful store. That Jesus of Nazareth understood God to be the source of supply was seen in his reference to the multitude who hungered, when he said to his disciples, "They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

" When men are cast down"! These words, written many centuries ago, are yet vividly descriptive of the human race today, when men seem cast down into the slough of materialism, where values are valueless and reasoning is based on a confusion of false concepts; when men's hearts are failing them for fear and they are crying, "Is there no way out?" How radiantly shines the promise of old, the promise which is finding its fulfillment today, "When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up"! The Church of Christ, Scientist, is saying to the world today: Here is lifting up, lifting up out of fear into faith, out of stress into peace, out of greed into glory, out of lust into purity, out of hate into love, out of death into life. Here, in the revelation of Truth, is lifting up into complete salvation for all mankind.

Among the beautiful and instructive parables that Christ Jesus used to elucidate the spiritual truths which he taught is the story of the good shepherd. He pointed out that the shepherd enters by the door of the sheepfold, while the thief and robber gets inside in some other way.

To become a member of a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, is a great privilege. Membership is a step that unfolds naturally in the upward trend of one's experience after one becomes an earnest student of Christian Science.

Damascus is situated about sixty miles from the coast .

Damascus lies like an oasis on the edge of a great desert. It is as much the gift of the river Abana as Egypt is of the Nile.

What is more heartening in times of trouble than the love of an understanding friend? How much more assuring it is to know that divine Love is always present to protect us and guide us safely through every human experience! How secure we feel knowing there is never an instant when Love is not expressed and manifested by God's true likeness, man! Great peace and joy and achievement come from understanding and reflecting Love. Our spiritually inspired Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, says in "Miscellaneous Writings" (p.

Friendship , as an idea of Mind, is one of God's precious gifts to His children. It is eternal, unchangeable, sparkling with the reflected light of perfect Love.