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All of us come across occasions when we are faced with a decision involving what may seem to be two equally plausible alternatives. It is as though we were standing at a fork in the road, with both fingerposts pointing to the same town.

" The giver of all good" The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany , p. 15.

There have been references now and then in the news to the bad conditions of roads and bridges in the United States. The consensus is that the physical structure of our country needs to be repaired, strengthened, and made sound.

All the mortal thinking and striving on this earth is based on a finite conception of man's being and destiny. Predominantly, people tend to occupy themselves with things that have a beginning and an end.

Heaven is here. Here? In the midst of all this misery, insecurity, confusion, violence, heartache, and disease? No.

We love what Christian Science has brought to our lives. As a result, we read the weekly Bible Lessons outlined in the Christian Science Quarterly , subscribe to the periodicals, and join in the church services.

Have you ever thought much about the way spiritual growth and healing go together? When a healing comes quickly, or primarily through the prayers of a Christian Science practitioner, we may feel sometimes as though little, if anything, has changed in terms of our spiritual growth. Conversely, if we're praying about a stubborn difficulty over a period of time, we may feel we're having plenty of spiritual growth but not the healing we expect.

Whether we are employed by a small company or by a large corporation, whether we are operating our own business or managing family affairs, the study of Christian Science helps us by revealing a spiritual view of business that can be made practical in our lives. Business on the human scene is conducted in the marketplace.

The period from the end of the fifteenth century to the end of the nineteenth was one of wonderful discoveries. Many different motives impelled the great migration of Europeans to the New World—the Americas—and later the migration of Easterners into the North American West.

A desire for usefulness has motivated mankind from earliest times. But how can an individual become more useful, become more productive? Certainly one can pursue a good education, exert conscientious effort on the job, be cooperative, assume responsibility for getting things done.