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On page 421 of the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy makes the unequivocal statement: "There is no disease.

In Science and Health Mrs. Eddy writes, "Christian Science presents unfoldment, not accretion; it manifests no material growth from molecule to mind, but an impartation of the divine Mind to man and the universe.

Viewing a ballet performance and seeing how effortlessly a ballerina is lifted by her partner, a novice has no concept of the preparation that has made this effect possible. However strong her partner may be, the ballerina must help herself to enable him to elevate her with such grace and ease.

One of the most powerful healing forces is gratitude. It is not hard to see why.

Most of us have probably emerged from a discussion or debate with ruffled feathers and a sense of confusion because others did not agree with us. It happens frequently in an age when controversial issues abound and lively discussions go on hourly—rap sessions, hearings, conferences.

Christian Science reveals a source of strength and renewal unfelt by the material senses. This God-endowed vigor touches the human situation when through the study and application of this Science spiritual sense is awakened—when God's ever-present love becomes evident through the purification of thought and act.

The five senses are designated, for the most part, as material and believed to be so. This reasoning has its roots in old Adam, the theory of intelligent matter and of a finite, material sense of God.

If you were lost and desperate in a dark wilderness and suddenly saw a steady beam of light at the top of a hill, you would most likely struggle to reach the source of that light. It could be the way out for you, the answer to your need.

In reality, God, Mind, has absolute control here and everywhere, this very moment, over everything. Mary Baker Eddy writes, "Mind is supreme.

The life and work of Paul, often referred to by his Hebrew name of Saul, is a subject which, in importance, is second only to the consideration of the ministry of Christ Jesus himself. Jesus' immediate disciples, Peter and Andrew, James and John, and the rest of the eleven who remained faithful to him, played an important part in spreading the gospel, the "good news" of Christianity, throughout Palestine and probably into Asia Minor, while tradition has it that Peter went as far afield as Rome.