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Carrying anger, hostility, and resentment around is like carrying a heavy object. It makes us feel tired and strained, and it becomes heavier the longer we carry it! But we have a choice.

To be active and still at the same time is not a contradiction in terms. Just ask a percussionist in an orchestra.

For many of us, the concept of slavery may seem distant. Perhaps we've read about slavery in a history book or a novel.

"The sacrament shall be observed .

What Should We be planning for? Christ Jesus promised, "If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. " John 8:51.

During the first decade of the twentieth century, the healing practice of Christian Science and its teachings were finding a wide audience among seekers of many faith traditions. A number of Christians of other churches began to incorporate Christian Science in their own religious practice and devotion.

In The Fall of 1899 I reached Seattle after a rough experience of several years in the Klondike country. From a physical standpoint I was in a bad way.

For a long time I have been impressed with the necessity of understanding the meaning, and place, from a scientific standpoint, of the word confidence .

Christian Science Healing does not involve struggling to change a sick person into a well person. It takes place as a natural result of deep and consecrated prayer based on the truth of immortal man as the image and likeness of God, always in flawless health.

What does it take to heal? Questions like this, coming from a public faced with diverse views on spiritual healing, prompted the founding of this magazine over a century ago. In an editorial in the first issue, its founder emphasizes that Christly qualities heal: "Great charity and humility is necessary in this work of healing.