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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.

If you and I had labored in someone else's vineyard since early morning, and then received the same wages as one who had worked only for the last hour, we would most likely be quite upset. Such treatment just wouldn't seem fair, even if we had previously agreed on the amount we were to receive.

I've always loved John Donne's injunction. And since becoming a serious student of Christian Science, I have found more meaning in it.

An old saying has it that every infant is born with a loaf of bread under each arm. This gives a hint of the spiritual fact that each child of God is provided for.

The application of Christian Science requires a firm conviction of the absolute truth that God is All —that He alone is the All-loving, all-powerful and ever present. By the very nature of such allness, no other power or presence can exist.

"I will not go in" was Nehemiah 's uncompromising reply to his enemies' suggestion that he seek safety in the temple from an attack on his life. See Neh.

Christ Jesus' healing, saving mission might be explained in six words: "I and my Father are one. " John 10:30.

A farmer planted seeds in his field, the Bible tells us. As the fruit the plants bore began to ripen, the workers noticed tares growing side by side with the wheat.

At a point in history when the natural sciences seem to dominate much of mankind's thinking, it is interesting to consider the absolute conformity to Truth and Spirit that pervaded Christ Jesus' words and works. The writer of Hebrews said of him, "Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity.