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One day a real friend, an advertising man who talked Christian Science modestly and lived it generously, said to me, "Charlie, how's business?" I was a space salesman for a number of magazines and admitted, "Only fair. " He pursued the matter.

Suppose a man passes by a house with its door open. He notices the door ajar but continues on his way.

Think of it! You and I and all people are actually one with God as His spiritual reflection! "As a drop of water is one with the ocean, a ray of light one with the sun, even so God and man, Father and son, are one in being. " Science and Health, p.

As individuals we look at things differently, and what means a great deal to one person may mean little to another. While this is natural, it is important that we each place at the top of our scale of values spiritual qualities, whose worth can never depreciate.

Why does representing God—evidencing the pure goodness and peace of our real selfhood as God's reflection— present problems? Because too often we regard good as something to be attained rather than as the present reality of being. Yet God has said, "Ye are my witnesses.

You're a Mother Church member, and perhaps a longtime branch church member. You find the Bible a constant source of spiritual light.

Recently while studying a lesson on "Love" in the Christian Science Quarterly , I suddenly thought, "God loves me!" Almost as quickly came the realization that this was a complete and absolute truth, permitting no modification. I saw it wouldn't do to start with such comforting words and then undo them by adding some qualifier: "God loves me when.

Am I ready to give mental treatment if someone asks me for it? a Christian Scientist may wonder. Anyone who is spiritually convinced of God's allness, who is sincere in his study of this Science and obedient to its teachings, and who is living Christian qualities to the best of his ability is capable of helping if someone requests Christian Science treatment.

I began filling out my passport application. Name, address, sex, birthplace, age, and physical characteristics were asked for—important items in establishing my human identity.

In that beautiful countryside known as the English Lake District there is a curious natural rock formation overlooking the Vale of Grasmere. It is known as the Lion and the Lamb.