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To turn to God in a humble, heartfelt appeal reassures and uplifts us. To yearn to feel the love and warmth of ever-present divine Love blesses us.

Many people feel they have adequate provision for today, but they fear future demands. Others are barely meeting today's needs and look on tomorrow's security with great concern.

It is generally believed that matter and mortals govern the world. And undoubtedly it is this premise that has led some people to believe the destruction of the world is imminent.

If you're familiar with the Biblical account in Mark 6 of how Christ Jesus fed more than five thousand people with five loaves and two fishes, you'll probably also remember that not only were the people filled, there were even leftovers. Twelve full baskets, according to one account, which they carefully collected.

Before you settle down in a chair to read this, we thought we'd better forewarn you that it just might cause you to get up and do something! In fact, you may want to look at this together with fellow Reading Room workers. In any case, you'll need a pad of paper and a pencil.

When Christ Jesus told his disciples, "There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down," Matt. 24:2 it might have been easier for them to envision the destruction of the temple of Jerusalem than the resurrection of their Master after the crushing events of his betrayal and crucifixion.

What can be said of coldness in the church, lack of caring, lack of spiritual affection? Do we rejoice spontaneously over the warmth and love we find in our church body? Or do we have cause for sadness? Our Leader, Mrs. Eddy, was outspoken on this subject after addressing a communion service in The Mother Church in 1896.

Today , as in the past, people attending Sunday or Wednesday evening services in a Church of Christ, Scientist, find them to be healing services. This is no accident.

Today mankind still greatly needs to understand the nature of God and to experience the safety, spiritual comfort, and progress that come from this understanding. Christ Jesus' mission to prove the true nature of God and thereby bring healing, peace, and salvation is not intended for a select few but for the whole world.

I was a young wife and mother, a Christian Scientist, and I had no trust in material remedies— or so I thought. My child's kindergarten teacher escorted her to my car to point out a place on her face that the teacher thought was evidence of chicken pox.