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Man is always whole and healthy! Why? Because he is actually the spiritual image and likeness of God. Anything contradicting this truth is only an illusion of material sense.

Trinitarian views often differ among Christians, but it is a central issue in much theological study. One day I decided to see if a deeper understanding of the trinity would help me fulfill the command of our Master, Christ Jesus, to heal the sick in his name.

One day a young man graphically described for me the vast wheat fields of northern China, the place where he had lived as a child. In picturesque detail he portrayed the whole process of the growing of wheat.

The Bible describes two of Christ Jesus' disciples walking together to Emmaus. Luke 24:13-35.

Paul certainly understood God's message in terms of His unfailing grace. As a result, he took "pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

One Easter Sunday morning, the day after my annual Christian Science Students Association meeting, I was seated at a restaurant counter in a large city, having breakfast before going to church. Because my thought was uplifted by all I had heard the day before, by the anticipation of the church service, and by a book on Christian Science that I was reading, I hardly noticed the woman taking the stool beside me until she began to talk.

A major purpose of Christian Science is to enable any individual to pray to God in the way that Christ Jesus did and taught us to do, and to bring out the results he promised—healing sickness and destroying sin and its effects. Prayer is most often thought of as a private communication between an individual and God: a humble recognition of His power and presence, a desire to be lifted out of limiting human circumstances, and a commitment to better understand and obey His law.

Church —one of the Biblical terms spiritually interpreted by Mrs. Eddy in the Glossary of Science and Health —is defined there in two paragraphs.

Have you ever been frustrated with being inconsistent? Have you ever gained a sense of peace, only to find it temporary, snatched away by someone's words or actions or by the announcement of some unexpected event? What can be done? Is there help available? Yes! The solution lies in gaining a deeper awareness of God's constancy, a constancy that begets profound peace and empowers us to demonstrate consistency in our lives. We may laugh at comic strips that poke fun at the bumbling, self-pitying, forgetful, and lazy traits of mankind, but don't we often accept those same traits as indelible labels attached to both us and our fellowman? Perhaps we sometimes think of consistency as an ephemeral, wishful ideal that is simply out of reach—an ideal that others can achieve but not we ourselves.

A deep and growing appreciation for the enduring beauty and vitality of God's universe is the reward of those who refuse to accept the belief in aging and its false concepts of senility and failing faculties. Prior to retiring from active participation in the business world, I found great satisfaction in assisting elder citizens who were settling into an established retirement community.