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The telephone rings. A Christian Science practitioner picks up the phone and hears a frantic call for help.

Much of human life involves cycles— some almost unnoticed, others obvious and troublesome. We instinctively accept the regular cycle of day and night, but we may be troubled by the ups and downs of our fortunes, our moods, our health.

Homemaking is not just being a housewife. Although household duties may take up much time and require loving attention, homemaking includes much more than the care and maintenance of a house.

Abraham, in Bible terms, was a spiritual explorer. When he headed his caravan out of moon-worshiping Haran toward the unknown homeland God had promised, there began a journey of great significance to every one of us.

How often do our prayerful treatments for ourselves and others get immediate results? Of these, how many bring instantaneous healing? Do some of our results in the practice of Christian Science seem slow and possibly attributable to "natural causes" rather than fast and definitely breaking all so-called laws of material causation? We should not hesitate to evaluate our attainments in healing. Our need may well be to ask ourselves the simple but basic question, Do we really understand what it is that heals? If we can answer this question in simple direct terms, it is possible for us to be really effective in our healing work.

A human being at all times has the God-derived ability to pray. Through inspired, correct prayer he can claim and exercise his inherent dominion and overcome subjection, make strong progress toward controlling his life.

Prayer for one's country and government can be highly effective. Through it we can become more conscious of God's government and learn, systematically, more of God as Principle and of Principle's ways.

Many spend an entire lifetime pursuing happiness. Christian Science teaches that happiness is spiritually based and available to all.

At a trout-stocked lake fishing was allowed with one stipulation: fishermen could use only barbless hooks. The owners explained that the trout, accustomed to being fed, were almost tame.

"To those leaning on the sustaining infinite," we read in Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, "to-day is big with blessings.