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Hand-held protection devices. This is the defense that many of my fellow South Africans are seeking in reaction to the surge of crime in our country.

IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES that can come from really living this understanding of wholeness. MY RELIGION PROFESSOR'S THOUGHT-PROVOKING perspective on Jesus' parable of the lost sheep made me think.

NEVER BEFORE had I seen strangers, like the Samaritan, so eager to help others in times of need. THE BOOK OF LUKE says that a certain lawyer tested Jesus, asking, "Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" When Jesus threw the question back to him and asked the man what he thought the answer might be, the lawyer responded by saying that Jewish law stated, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy mind; and thy soul and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

IN JESUS' PARABLE, this faith "like to a grain of mustard seed" may be small, but Jesus assures us that it is entirely practical—enabling us to stand fast in the face of adversity. WORD PICTURES.

I TURNED AWAY from the false attraction of materialism and immorality and gained a higher sense of good. In humility, I let go of self-will, self-concern, and bitterness.

DUTY HAS GOTTEN A BAD REPUTATION. I know I'm sometimes inclined to squirm at the thought of being bound to do something.

A FEW YEARS AGO, MY HUSBAND AND I MET AND WE SOON MARRIED. We daily thanked God for having brought us together, and we constantly rejoiced in the love and joy of our marriage.

The writer points out the healing effect of compassion and shows how compassion minimizes selfishness and indifference.

SOON THE NEW STUDY EDITION of the Church Manual by Mary Baker Eddy in English will arrive in Christian Science Reading Rooms. The Study Edition paperback will be available in June.

1. In this month's Deep Think column, Christian Science teacher Ann Stewart takes on the often misunderstood subject of compassion.