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When I was a young student of law at the University of Copenhagen, I had a teacher who from time to time liked to point out that the finest quality of a lawyer was his ability to distinguish . What he meant was the ability to distinguish, for instance, between what is right or wrong, legal or illegal, relevant to the case at hand or irrelevant.

On April 1, 1975, The Christian Science Monitor appeared in an entirely new format, designed to give its subscribers a more readable, easy-to-manage newspaper. This format, which was further refined in October 1983, was intended to be more attractive to all who came in contact with the newspaper, whether they were regular subscribers, occasional readers, or advertisers.

Today people everywhere are searching for spirituality, a deeper understanding of God. All who have found satisfying answers to their own yearning naturally want to share the truth with others.

The name of something denotes its essence and nature. God's essence and nature are holy , a word which includes the meanings "spiritually whole, inviolable, perfect.

For many of us, Church is one of the most important parts of our lives. But sometimes we may be asked, "Just how important is church membership?" Or someone may want to know, "Why do I need to become a member of a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, if I study the Bible Lesson In the Christian Science Quarterly.

The fact is, everyone has a conscience. This inalienable right derives from that moral and spiritual good known as God.

Happiness as a condition of pleasurable enjoyment that depends on personal and variable definitions is very prominent in human thought today. Many people would agree that such happiness is of a somewhat ephemeral nature, resembling the prophet Hosea's "morning cloud" and "early dew" that soon vanish.

Freshness and spontaneity are qualities we love. For all the revolutionary changes of this century, the world continues to hunger for something new, something fresh.

Have you a difficulty—mental, physical, financial, emotional—that you've been living with for thirty-eight years? Or thirty-eight minutes? What would be your answer if someone asked you if you would be willing to be healed? Surely your answer would be "Of course I want to be healed. I want to be whole and perfect in mind and body.

The original Day of Pentecost was harvest thanksgiving day, an important occasion in the Jewish calendar. For almost twenty centuries it has also meant a very great deal to the Christian churches.