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When in 1867 Mary Baker Eddy first began to take pupils in order to teach them the Science of Christ, she taught from the Bible and she also turned these students to the Scrip tures. Today, the Christian Science Quarterly Weekly Bible Lessons, whose topics she chose, fulfill a major role in helping anyone who studies them stay close to the Bible and explore its healing spiritual meaning.

Coming home from a long trip and settling down again can feel comforting. But the Bible speaks of a deeper comfort found in returning to God, in maintaining a steady, settled communion with Him.

One Of My Favorite Movies is The Lion King. One poignant scene in the movie depicts the young lion, Simba, confused and unsure of how to go forward in his life.

As an artist , writer, and poet, I pray steadfastly for divine Love to open the way for me to express my talents and reach others. One day, in the morning newspaper, there was an invitation to visit the nearby University of California at Santa Cruz, which was showing its rare book collection.

The distances between a faltering belief in God and a trustful faith, and between faith and confident understanding, may seem long. Yet each step toward understanding is important.

15:21-32 Earlier, Jesus had said that those who wished to follow him would have to take up their cross and do just that—follow him. Now his disciples have deserted him.

Picture Yourself on the back of a paddle-wheel boat that's about to leave. You're thinking, "Should I remain on the boat or jump off and stay ashore?" The boat's engine is racing and its paddle wheels are going round and round, but you're holding on to a rope attached to the dock, preventing the boat from embarking.

A little friend of mine, starting school for the first time, confided to me, "I can hardly wait until tomorrow. I want to go to sleep quickly, so I can wake up, and then it will be the first day of school! " For many, waking each morning with this kind of expectation may seem more of a challenge than a delight.

Have you ever heard someone say, "Look for the best in people"? There is a perspective to that idea that is more than philosophical. Looking for the best in someone can be a form of prayer, especially when we're regarding that person from a spiritual standpoint.

Humility, that low, sweet root, From which all heavenly virtues shoot. Thomas Moore Sometimes We Put ourselves under pressure because of a desire to impress others with what we can do.