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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.

Here in my country, the Philippines, we are familiar with the expression "Mañana habit," which means "putting off for tomorrow what one can do today. " I also often hear the expression Bukas na lang, or "Let's do it tomorrow," from students and teachers.

Is it Spirit or matter that sustains man? The Bible's approach to this most important subject provides definite proof of the power of God to maintain man's strength and vigor. For instance, in the Old Testament the book of Isaiah proclaims, "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

A life of self-respect is one that expresses what is pure and ennobling and is free from what is degrading and unworthy. Who does not long for such a life? Is it possible to attain? Christian Science answers an unequivocal yes.

Years ago, after learning of and coming to love Christian Science, I was given the opportunity of seeing God, Truth, prove to me an invaluable lesson. This occurrence took place in my garage just after six years of war in Europe, when things such as car batteries were not obtainable.