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Isaiah declares of God, "The desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. " How often in modern times is this desire but a mere abstraction and a frequent cause of self-deception! Sincere though it may seem to ourselves, no desire is of real value unless our lives, also our works, bear witness to our entire consecration to God, good.

It is both interesting and instructive to look up, with the aid of a concordance, all the passages in the Bible which refer to understanding, knowledge, and wisdom, especially those which point out the necessity of gaining or acquiring these qualities. One of the most striking passages is to be found in the first chapter of Ephesians, where Paul speaks to the members of the church at Ephesus of his constant prayer for them, that they might receive "the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him [God]," and that the eyes of their understanding might be "enlightened.

The stirring event of the Master's career familiarly known as the purging of the temple, recounted in picturesque language and with very little variation in each of the four gospels, has long been a favorite subject with artists. It is not surprising that this dramatic episode has made a strong appeal to the imagination, for the noble figure of the man Jesus, embodying the spiritual qualities of moral courage and truth, shines out in conspicuous contrast with the carnally minded vendors and money-changers, who were startled at being suddenly arrested in their unholy enterprise, and suggests a picture which is at once inspiring and convincing.

Were one to accept the evidence of the physical senses he would have no grounds for thinking of himself or others as anything else than mortal. Unless taught from childhood that these so-called senses are false witnesses concerning God and His spiritual creation, he would grow into manhood still thinking that he was a mortal, inevitably doomed to return to dust.

Our Leader, Mrs. Eddy, founded The First Church of Christ, Scientist, for the good of mankind, and each of its many activities was instituted to meet a special need.

In various parts of the New Testament we are instructed to pray in the name of Christ, and to pray "without ceasing. " Realizing the impossibility of unceasing prayer from the standpoint of the ordinary conception of prayer, and not understanding the real, spiritual meaning of these instructions, many Christian people have concluded that they are not practicable.

There is no love without service, and there is no service to be compared to loving service. There is a joy and a blessing which come through unselfish labor for others that can be obtained in no other way.

How often we hear the remark made, sometimes half heartedly, then again with a certain pathetic yearning in the tone. "Oh, if I just had the understanding that some people have, or if I could talk as well as some people do, I would not mind giving a testimony at a Wednesday evening service, and how glad I would be to give this healing truth to those in need of it!" Let us stop a moment and analyze this desire, for if it be a true one it is prayer, according to the teaching of our dear Leader (see Science and Health, p.

With that willingness to learn which characterizes all seekers after truth, Christian Scientists are glad to acknowledge that whatever their Leader regarded as important should be practised by her followers. They count it a privilege to heed every caution and injunction which she has uttered for the protection and progress of the cause of Christian Science and of every individual who has regularly enlisted under its banner of freedom for the overcoming of sin, disease, and death.

Christ Jesus, who was the great teacher and demonstrator of true theology, brought healing and salvation to a people in bondage to pagan teachings and practices. The vast majority of the people of his era worshiped false gods and made images to represent their material concept, of these deities.