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To many Christians, some of the most familiar verses in the New Testament are those known as the Beatitudes (Matt. 5:3-12) and the Lord's Prayer (Matt.

There is nothing comparable to coming through a deep struggle alone with God. We may believe we would prefer to face a problem with our hand in another's.

"Every day makes its demands upon us for higher proofs rather than professions of Christian power,"   Science and Health, p. 233.

Christian Science teaches that God is all-knowing. As the image of God, man reflects His infinite understanding.

A young woman was walking down a busy thoroughfare in a capital city. She had many problems on her mind and didn't know how they could be solved.

Animal magnetism: a term used in Christian Science to designate evil. Christian Science: the revelation of the allness of God, good, whereby we can prove the falsity, the unreality, of evil.

When our desires are shaped and fashioned by God's law, we rise spiritually and stop trying to "use" Christian Science to achieve material results. Through the spiritual elevation of thinking we are blessed, and our thoughts bless others also.

What a great opportunity it is to teach Sunday School—to share one's inspiration and understanding with responsive little ones or inquisitive young adults. But is it really "our" teaching? Christ Jesus, the great Teacher, said, "I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

The thirsty hikers bypassed the stagnant, algae-covered pool and headed for the spring-fed stream of water bubbling out over the rocks. Wouldn't we all do the same? The freshest water is water that moves.

I've wondered at times what ultimate reality looks like. I've pondered what one would see if right before him were placed God's creation of eternal, spiritual perfection.