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When the Magi followed the star to Bethlehem, they were expectant of seeing the promised Messiah. Obedient to divine direction, they journeyed faithfully, took gifts, were filled with reverence and joy, and acknowledged the divine significance of the babe.

To awake to the reality of the Christ changes one's life. The Christ at work in consciousness cleanses thought and is an impregnable defense against the pseudo forces of evil that knock at one's mental door.

The reading of a hymn is the first thing we hear in our church on both Sundays and Wednesdays. It's the Reader's initial opportunity to set the tone for a service designed to waken thought and to heal.

"Let us unite in silent prayer. " This invitation, part of every service in a Church of Christ, Scientist—has always carried special meaning for me.

Newly elected Readers in Churches of Christ, Scientist, usually spend much time preparing to read in public. Could the congregation in these churches at the same time work to become new and better listeners? Most Christian Scientists know that what they receive from a church service is closely related to their own study and prayers.

The sofa looked inviting after a long and busy day. There was a regularly scheduled TV program I wanted to see that I invariably missed.

Most of us don't want to hang on to suffering and unhappiness, and Christian Science shows us we don't have to. We can drop them for a new and inspired view of man as God created him—whole and sound, free and joyful, spiritual and intact.

Supporting the services in a Church of Christ, Scientist, ensures individual spiritual growth. As we support them, we gain greater inspiration.

Wherever Church is truly expressed, it brings to light Immanuel, or "God with us," and the effect of such enlightenment is healing, regeneration, reformation, and heavenly inspiration. The church service is a time of communion with God, of a deepening understanding of His omniscient power.

While going through a severe testing time Job said, "Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. " Job 13:3; Is Job's statement just wishful thinking, or is it really possible "to reason with God"? The prophet Isaiah wrote, "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord.