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Do we ever face a problem with the thought that we will need plenty of time to pray because this is a formidable challenge? Then we are regarding the difficulty as real, assigning it power, and proposing to bring up battalions of spiritual truths to defeat it tomorrow, or later. But there is never a moment when discord is real, when God and His perfect creation are absent.

The Manual is our lawbook; it is our guidebook to an orderly, gracious church organization and our instruction in consistent self-discipline. It is our handbook of brotherly love, our guide to courteous church behavior.

Abandoned in infancy by his mother and given up by his father because he was unable to provide the necessary care, at three the little fellow had already had a series of tormenting foster-home experiences. No wonder he resisted when placed in still another home—this time that of a loving family.

The divine Mind, God, is All and governs all of its ideas in perfect harmony. This Mind is Spirit, and its creation is spiritual.

In the year 1866, I discovered the Christ Science or divine laws of Life, Truth, and Love, and named my discovery Christian Science. God had been graciously preparing me during many years for the reception of this final revelation of the absolute divine Principle of scientific mental healing.

Anyone who has listened to a radio talk-back session soon learns that there are many people living either alone or in a family circle who feel a lack of fulfillment. An understanding of Christian Science can eliminate this sense of incompleteness and restore life's purpose and enjoyment.

How profound are these two statements made by John: "God is light, and in him is no darkness at all" I John 1:5; and "God is love. " 4:8; Love, then, is light, which spiritually illumines human thought.

The young woman had been healed and comforted by Christian Science. Her concept of Church was God's communication to her and her love for God.

Acknowledging his identity as being in and of Spirit, God, and looking away from the material scene, Jesus was able to heal quickly and completely. He accepted God as the source of intelligence and power.

One of the signs of our times is jaded materialism. Many people feel surfeited with material sensation, material pursuits, material analysis.