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From many quarters come reports, rumors, and predictions of worldwide shortages. The list includes many essential and important elements of human life, such as food crops, dairy products, minerals, sources of energy, paper, and the like, all of which have their origin in the earth.

Is the Science of Christianity to continue to bless suffering humanity, bringing hope, purpose, and salvation from sickness and sin? Then branch Churches of Christ, Scientist, must continue to manifest harmony, healing, new membership, supply, and support of their various church activities. According to Christian Science, progress is God's law.

The mother who greets her muddy toddler with "That's a beautifully made mud pie, Johnny," before she sets out to show him a tidier way to use his constructive energies, is a humanly wise mother. This way, modern theorists maintain, Johnny feels her recognition of his individuality and approval of his constructive endeavor.

Christian Science teaches that there is but one God, one divinely creative Mind, who is the Father of all. It further holds that the man of God's creating is wholly spiritual.

The name Christian Science, which Mrs. Eddy gave to her revelation, is logical and inevitable.

As Christ Jesus and his disciples shared their last Passover meal together on the evening before the crucifixion, did they reflect on the activities of the last few weeks —weeks filled with healing and teaching? Did the disciples ponder the lessons Jesus had taught them? Even at this solemn point in his career he still had a vital command for them— and for us—one on which he placed great emphasis. He said, "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

A loved one gone—the children half a country away—the last child off to school —a husband away on a business trip—a new job a thousand miles from home—a divorce. Who has not at times felt the pangs of loneliness: the emptiness, the deep longing for someone to talk to, someone to listen, someone who cares? To the lone heart Christian Science brings a reassuring and satisfying answer: You are not alone; God is with you.

"Don't rework the picture," the artist said to the student painter. "Change the frame.

Spiritual man, the likeness of God, acts; he does not react. In the truth and reality of man's being there is always action but never reaction.

Paul's awakening to the Christ set him afire. He had to spread the good news and did—throughout the eastern reaches of a pagan empire.