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Do you remember a special moment of spiritual awakening that may have come after days or even years of prayer? A moment when the desert of human hopes blossomed, and what had seemed a heavy belief of sin or sickness was proved powerless? This was a sabbath day! Remember it and keep it holy! Those days of struggling to get out of the belief of living in matter may seem long and difficult, but our day of rest in Truth does come. Mrs.

Sometimes it's hard to keep sticking up for things we believe in. Outright attack, lingering discomfort, or propaganda can tempt us to compromise our standards—including our adherence to Christian Science.

No one would willingly let himself be invaded by sickness, but if consciousness—the government of the body—is first undermined and then replaced with fear, an incursion by disease may seem possible, legitimate, and unstoppable. The puppet government of fear will, until destroyed by Truth, seem to justify the takeover by arguing in support of the superior power of illness and against the effectiveness of God's government.

Spiritual creation unfolds progressively through eternity. It is not an event occupying a specific interval of time, nor is it an occurrence confined to a unique point in history.

Even a momentary glimpse of the power of Truth awakens in the student of Christian Science a desire to learn more about God, man, and spiritual reality. As the student progresses, he yearns to dig still deeper into the teachings of Mary Baker Eddy and become more systematic and effective in his study and practice.

We live in a world of accelerating change. Instant communication is bringing people of different cultures and remote areas closer together than ever before.

If we're faced with sickness, we can understand the spiritual facts that will heal us. We are able to heal disease because it's not real in the first place.

The recognition of God's absolute and total control is adequate to heal bodily malfunctions of any kind. We can know without question that the spirituality, perfection, and goodness man reflects from God, Mind, must be expressed unceasingly in his every action.

Christ Jesus told his disciples, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. " Matt.

When I was a girl, our family had a fruit cellar that was very dark. Only a bit of light shone through a small window on the cellar's far side.