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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.

"As a drop of water is one with the ocean, a ray of light one with the sun, even so God and man, Father and son, are one in being. " Science and Health, p.

"I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. " Gen.

The cross. What monumental significance this word has for Christians! But are we convinced of the relevance of the cross to our daily lives? Certainly Christ Jesus' crucifixion and glorious triumph over death and the grave were unique to his mission.

Several years ago we planted a willow tree in our backyard. As long as we pampered it with plenty of moisture, it thrived.

Nothing can prevent The First Church of Christ, Scientist, from accomplishing its divinely appointed purpose. It has been established by Mary Baker Eddy, acting under the impulsion of divine Mind, to represent in human experience the divine idea, Church, and to express the presence and power of God.

The Scriptures assert that God is Truth and has created all. Since Truth cannot be the creator of error, it follows that error, or evil, has neither reality nor power.

What a tremendous ring of courage resounds through the Beatitudes of the Master,—courage calm and exultant, courage having its roots deep down in moral fiber, courage begotten of the most clarified understanding of real spiritual being that has ever enlightened humanity. The eighth beatitude is to be found in the fifth chapter of Matthew's gospel, and it runs: "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

I woke on the morning of my Christian Science Students Association meeting with the window curtains open about six inches. The night before I hadn't noticed the unusually tall church spire nearby; but in the morning light the narrow space between the curtains framed the magnificent spire and pointed my thought upward.