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On the walk to Emmaus Christ Jesus spoke so authoritatively and convincingly that later the two disciples he accompanied exclaimed, "Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?" Luke 24:32; The goal of each Reader in a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, might well be to make the reading so inspiring that the hearers' hearts burn within them as they glimpse the healing power of the Christ, Truth, in a fresh light. The reading at our church services can joyfully bear witness to Jesus' words according to Matthew, "It is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

This was the surprised reaction of a college friend of mine when she was elected to read for the organization. She couldn't believe it! Maybe it has happened to you.

The good news in today's world is that God's healing power is present and active and is fully capable of healing divisions within society and among nations. The good news is that Christian Science gives us an understanding of this healing power and how to apply it, from the great capitals of the world to the earth's most remote villages and battle zones.

Do you and I really understand Paul's dynamic statement, "Behold, now is the day of salvation"? II Cor. 6:2; Do we know that every time we read this statement it is true for us at that moment? It does not apply only to the time it was first written by him.

Because God is All and is Love, we already live in the perfection of Spirit and the infinite abundance of good that divine Love presents. Man's purpose is to express God, to image forth the fullness of His reality.

The story goes that some years ago two people had an interesting experience while they were visiting in India. They met a fakir—an Indian wonderworker—who invited them to his home to see a beautiful rose he had cultivated.

Scientific prayer embraces the knowledge that the kingdom of heaven is a present reality, is within us right now, as Christ Jesus said and proved. He told his disciples, "Into whatsoever city ye enter,.

Advanced technology has given us giant systems through which energy, transportation, and communication resources are readily available. Limits on the progress of former generations have been eroded—so much so that it might seem the systems themselves are the cause of progress.

In an article titled "Christian Science, ' Mrs. Eddy writes: "Hungering and thirsting after a better life, we shall have it, and become Christian Scientists; learn God aright, and know something of the ideal man, the real man, harmonious and eternal.

Any motorist who has inched along in congested traffic knows the feeling of release when the impasse is behind him. Even the most patient driver welcomes the steady forward motion possible on open road.