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I remember seeing in a book of riddles, when I was a child, a picture of a large, smiling elephant seated on a tiny, squashed bun. Material sense sometimes makes us feel like that bun—overwhelmed by conditions at home, work, or school; by disease, lack, grief; by worldwide injustice and tyranny.

To serve as Reader may seem to be a demanding responsibility—which indeed it is—but it never need be burdensome. Essentially, the demand is to respond to the Christliness of one's being.

When women bump into prejudice, it is wise for them to examine the target. What is really under attack? Is it true womanhood, reflecting Life and Love, inseparable from true manhood? Are qualities of fidelity, spiritual intuition, wisdom, beauty, tenderness, and gentleness being criticized? Wherever hatred of women appears, look carefully.

Many promises in the Bible and some statements in Mrs. Eddy's writings start out with that little word "if.

"Captain, why don't you heal your wife yourself?" So said Mary Baker Eddy to Captain Joseph S. Eastaman during a personal interview in which he appealed to Mrs.

To throw out mortal, material, limited viewpoints and mentally leap to the standpoint of perfection is essential in the practice of Christian Science. To avoid making the jump is to fail.

God's perfect work is not chemical or electrical; it is not a biological organization of material parts, not a material universe. It contains not an atom of matter, for God is Spirit, infinite Mind.

Satisfaction and peace come with finding God as Life—that's the message behind these branch church advertisements. The ads convey this message through words that comfort, uplift, challenge, offer a helping hand, and even jest.

The first time I read Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy I was unable to understand right away the statement ( p.

My search for truth began long before I came in contact with Christian Science. I had for years asked Pilate's question: "What is truth?" John 18:38; The great desire to find truth eventually led me to four baptisms in four different religions! In the long run, I found myself plunging into the wilderness of darkness; instead of peace, freedom, and understanding, I found sorrow, fear, blind faith, and death.