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We can all become scientific healers, as followers of Christ Jesus, if we earnestly desire to do so. This is not an unattainable goal.

In Jesus' parable of the tares and the wheat the question came up about the right time to pluck up the tares and destroy them. The householder's answer was, "Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

As a student of Christian Science grows in the understanding of this Science, church membership takes on a deeper meaning. Church work is no longer merely a conscientious, busy, human activity—it becomes Christian Science practice, a deep and prayerful metaphysical work that beneficially reaches all those whom one's thought embraces, including the community and the world.

Democratic government is an absolute necessity for the progress of any branch Church of Christ, Scientist. Yet many Christian Scientists live in countries with little or no democratic tradition.

When we pray in Christian Science, what are we seeking? Are we looking primarily for physical healing? A solution to a nagging problem? Or, does a deep desire to know God better impel our prayer? Healing or understanding— which is more important? The answer has a significant bearing on the results of our prayer. The incomparable demonstrations of Christ Jesus are our foremost example of what can happen when one prays effectively.

How very natural it is for those who have experienced the blessings of Christian Science to love and revere Mary Baker Eddy. We are grateful, to say the very least, for her place as Discoverer, Founder, and continuing Leader.

Modern technology has made rapid communication a fact of life. SSTs (supersonic transports) can fly the Atlantic in a few hours.

Is it wrong to be dead? Let's put aside for the moment the common definition of the word "death" (as when Paul says, "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death" I Cor. 15:26 ).

Regardless of its nature or tenacity, evil is a misconception, unreal. Proving it to be so is an inescapable Christian demand.

When we experience a sore trial or testing time we can confidently put our case in God's hands. We can meet the challenge with the assurance that God's law is always in operation, and that discord cannot prevail when Truth is understood.