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The apostles' ministry in Derbe appears to have been free from persecution, and it must have provided welcome relief from the many dangers and trials they had recently experienced. All we know about it is the encouraging announcement that they "preached the gospel to that city" and made many disciples see (  Acts 14:21 ).

A woman believed for years that it would be impossible for her to succeed in her chosen profession. In listening prayerfully and earnestly for God's messages, she was guided to take the initial steps to enter that profession in spite of the appearance of limited finances.

An accomplished rider moves freely and effortlessly with the rhythm of his horse. In our daily round is there some power that we can move with, something that will carry us through with a natural joy and freedom? Materiality certainly offers no assurance of a safe and harmonious transit.

A good listener is a delight—ask any big talker! Once, in referring to someone who had told something she should not have repeated, a member of my family said, "I'm sure it wasn't intentional, but you know how compulsive talkers are—perhaps there was a lull in the conversation. They can't stand that, you know.

When people meet for the first time, sooner or later the question comes, "And where are you from?" The immediate answer is usually geographical: a town, city, state, or nation. This, however, simply identifies the location of one's birthplace.

The quality of the church we attend is determined by what we accept in consciousness. Since our consciousness is our experience and there is nothing external to thought, we can only experience what we hold in thought.

On July 28, 1908, the farsighted and wide-awake Leader of the Christian Science movement, Mary Baker Eddy, sent a handwritten message to The Christian Science Board of Directors, which read in part: "I request The C. S.

As he begins to understand scientifically the perfect spiritual and eternal nature of the universe and know that it is inhabited by God's spiritual ideas, not by mortals, the student of Christian Science has a vital contribution to make through prayer to the peace of the world. He is learning that in reality there are no warring, sinning, sick, or dying mortals —or well mortals, for that matter—but only God's perfect spiritual ideas dwelling forever in the realm of Mind in harmony and peace.

Forgive we must. But how difficult forgiving can be! Often it seems easier to forgive strangers or even enemies than close friends.

Some years ago the importance of obedience to Mrs. Eddy's instruction in the following paragraph in Science and Health was pointed out to me: "Christian Scientists, be a law to yourselves that mental malpractice cannot harm you either when asleep or when awake.