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If a rooster lays an egg on top of a steeple, which side will it roll down? This trick question often fools the unsuspecting. The more immersed we are in physical law, the more apt we are to get involved in figuring out factors such as wind, slope, and shape of egg.

Through a deeper understanding of God, everyone can learn how to overcome difficult situations and bring more harmony into encounters with others. When clashing opinions, misunderstandings, estrangement, or deliberate hate surface in our dealings, the first impulse might be to wonder what to say or do.

In most of the world in years past there was never much question as to who was responsible for children. Parental authority was generally accepted.

Could Reading Rooms ever fail to fulfill divine Love's purpose? Yes, they could, but only if we allow them to fail. The means to make each Reading Room a success is prayer that can keep us alert to the modes of mortal mind and enable us to challenge them.

Living in fear of making a mistake is a terrible way to live. We may long to obey Christ Jesus' command, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Have you ever felt that you were prayed out? Perhaps even diligent prayer has had little healing result. Most Christians have experienced this.

Many Christian Scientists, probably most of us, would like to help others through prayer as we have been helped. This desire is natural because the very essence of Science is Love.

Joining a church is in some ways like marrying into a family. We love the family, we want to be part of it; but challenges can come in maintaining our depth of love during years of close contact.

It is significant, perhaps, that two fundamental statements by Mrs. Eddy in Science and Health —"the scientific statement of being" and the answer to the question "What is man?"—start with a denial of matter as the basis of life.

People sometimes say, "If Life is eternal, with no beginning and no ending, as Christian Science teaches, we must have been living before what is called birth. " What was it like, we may wonder, and how does our present situation compare to it? These questions tacitly assume there was a material birth so that there could be a spiritual life "before.