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False mentality, or error, designated in Christian Science as animal magnetism or hypnotism, must be clearly understood as a powerless nonentity. Otherwise one is likely to fear it, believe in it, and suffer the unreal consequences.

From a human standpoint the world appears to be in a mess! Economies sag; governments virtually admit that they do not really have an answer; crisis seems to be endemic, and the sands of time, resources, and inspiration appear to be running out. The result is that, all too frequently, people abdicate from trying to deal with any but their own personal problems.

To overcome denominational narrowness—confining our love to certain people—we need to expand our perception of God. A narrow view of God leads to a narrow view of ourselves and others.

It is one thing to say matter is unreal, so let it have its day; and very much another to say matter is unreal, so it has no real day. The first view looks at all the unsolved problems in the world and says in effect: "That's just matter.

The angel message that spoke to Mary about the coming of Jesus the Christ included the promise, "Of his kingdom there shall be no end. " Luke 1:33 ; In a sense, this applies to us all individually, because the reality of our true being and the dominion of good over evil never cease and can never be reversed.

A decoy has a special function. Sportsmen lure wildfowls, especially ducks, with decoys.

Have you ever watched a bird strike at the reflection of himself in a windowpane or in the shiny hubcap of a car? The bird is convinced that he is fighting off an invader of his territory, a potential enemy, when all the time it is only himself he sees. Aren't we sometimes just as gullible when we accept the deceitful testimony of the material senses? One of the basic teachings of Christ Jesus is that a man should love his enemies.

Mental malpractice springs from the lying supposition that God, divine Mind, has an opposite—mortal mind—and that man is a mortal being with a material mind capable of thinking evil thoughts. But the Science of Christianity shatters this supposition with the mighty truth that divine Mind is All and that man is Mind's spiritual, immortal idea.

God is universal Spirit. He is one complete whole.

Most people tend to shy away from a fight because conflict is unsettling, discordant, and often destructive. But there is one kind of fight that is good; it is a conflict inspired by a growing understanding of man's relation to God.