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Oh, the importance of that little word "let"! If in our prayerful work for ourselves or others we only would get the belief of human personality out of the way, and in our thought let God be what He really is— All! He needs no help from us in asserting His harmonious control of man and the universe. We read in the book of Isaiah, "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

The understanding of God's allness is priceless. Whoever grasps the deep basic meaning of this truth, even in part, is able to demonstrate it, bringing out for himself and others more of the well-being that belongs to God's creation.

When your heart is filled with love and gratitude to God for being divine Love; when Christian Science has brought you its practical and demonstrable teaching enabling you to love and understand God, what is going to happen? Your sense of good is bound to overflow. It can't be stored up for a later day.

"Jesus was unselfish. " Science and Health, p.

The resurrection of Christ Jesus, that momentous proof of man's indestructibility, has been a source of hope and comfort throughout the ages. Christian Science, however, gives us more than hope and comfort, for it tells us specifically what the resurrection means and how we can benefit from its lesson in our own experience, thereby preparing ourselves for further progress.

One's concept of life determines how he thinks and acts. It can seem to control his health, his environment, and even his supply.

Surely one of the most important obligations Christian Scientists have is to pray daily for themselves. And yet if we were to ask a random group of Scientists if they're faithful about this work, many might admit they don't do it—though they know they should face up to the need of handling aggressive mental suggestion on a regular basis.

Arriving in Macedonia, Paul and his companions, Timothy, Luke, and Silas, proceeded without delay to the town of Philippi (see Acts 16:11-40). Philippi was one of the chief cities of Macedonia and a Roman colony, but its Jewish population was small.

Christian Science shows us how to solve our problems, not evade them. It enables us to accept challenges.

When a fellow member of my church told me that I was attending to the business of others and not minding my own business, I was surprised and chagrined. Silently I denied the accusation and in self-justification told myself that everything I did was for the good of the church, even those duties others had failed to do.