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Have you ever stood on the shore of a lake on a moonlit evening? Did you notice how the moonlight seemed to come from the moon, across the water, directly to where you were standing? If you moved to the right or the left, the moonbeam followed you, just as though it were your own personal moonbeam. There is a parallel between this situation and the way the understanding of Truth, God, unfolds to individuals.

How important it is, in Christian Science healing, to be willing to be healed! Most of us have known someone who has held to sorrow over the loss of a dear friend or family member, feeling that "it just wouldn't be loyal" not to grieve. So long as such a belief is held to, the healing of grief doesn't come.

Some people desire to enter the public practice of Christian Science healing but at present don't seem able to do so on a full-time basis. They feel, perhaps, that personal or family responsibilities make it necessary for them to continue for the time being in their business or profession.

"Behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. "   Luke 13:11; Pondering this description of the woman whom Jesus called from the crowd and healed, we might ask ourselves: Was the woman unable to lift up herself because she was bowed together? Or was she bowed together because she hadn't, in the true sense, lifted up herself? The latter of these possibilities can provoke some serious thinking.

In the stillness of that first Christmas night, a light shone, as the angel message came to the world: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. " Luke 2:14; The darkness was illumined —the glory of the Lord shone on the shepherds, keeping watch over their flocks.

Needed: transportation; provided: transportation A big yellow school bus rumbles to a stop. Scrubbed schoolchildren pile on, some of them clutching books.

After Jesus' anointing at the house of Simon in Bethany, the next event, according to Matthew and Mark, took place on Thursday, described as "the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover" ( Mark 14:12 ). This refers, of course, to the sacrifice of the paschal lamb occurring on that afternoon, before the official opening of the feast at sunset.

On the Sunday afternoon preceding the upcoming Lesson-Sermon, I give myself a privileged appointment with my Leader, Mrs. Eddy, via the Lesson-Sermon.

Have you ever felt that the possibility of attaining perfection was so remote that it was futile even to try for it? The mistake of believing we are working toward perfection, instead of from it, can result in a sense of futility. In Miscellaneous Writings by Mrs.

"In the Science of Mind-healing, it is imperative to be honest, for victory rests on the side of immutable right. " Science and Health, p.