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There are always some affirmative, upbeat things to notice. It is never total night.

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Sunrise on a beautiful morning, the freshness and bold streaks of color, can bring rare inspiration. But moments of exaltation, when based on materiality, however beautiful, do fade.

We are all teachers, whether we are showing a child how to play a game or demonstrating a computer's capacity to a new employee. How can we teach more effectively? The Bible offers dozens of practical examples of good teaching.

The Science of Truth gives us dominion over all error—the ability to trample underfoot the vicious lies of materiality: sin, disease, and death. As the ninety-first Psalm assures those who trust in the Almighty, "Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

When that "certain lawyer" referred to in Luke's Gospel asked Jesus, "Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus responded, "What is written in the law? how readest thou?" After the lawyer recited the commandments to love God with all one's heart, soul, strength, and mind and "thy neighbour as thyself," Jesus simply said, "Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. " Luke 10:25-28.

Being is spiritual because it is the activity of the divine Mind, God. Taking place in and as consciousness, and single in quality and quantity because it has one infinite source, or Principle, being does not permit anything inconsistent with itself.

A number of years ago I moved away from home to attend college. I soon discovered there was a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, in town.

What would be thought of a plumber who knew all the skills of his trade but did not practice them? Or what about a car mechanic who read and understood car manuals but never dismantled an engine or put it together again? Perhaps he or she might be afraid to put that hard-won knowledge to the test. "What if it doesn't work?" might be the question.

If we anchor ourselves to a mortal past, recording and celebrating the passage of time, then we are courting the belief that we are aging, hourly. But the more grateful we are to God, divine Love, the more we'll see that He is eternally giving all good—every spiritual quality and idea.