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Have you ever traveled in a land whose language you did not know, and felt a bewildering sense of separation from the natives with whom you could not communicate? Language barriers sometimes result in misunderstandings or even mutual suspicion and fear. One day I was a guest in a hotel where the maid could not understand any language I was able to speak.

A minister who was conducting a prayer meeting in his church asked each member to contribute some helpful Bible passage. As the story goes, many familiar and inspiring verses were presented.

Local committees established while The Mother Church plans to withdraw Many church members have had contact with the Christian Science Benevolent Associations either in San Francisco or at Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. These two facilities are owned and operated by The Mother Church.

As Jesus continued to teach in the temple, the Pharisees observed that the Sadducees had been silenced by his reply to their question. Whereas the Sadducees' question about the resurrection had obviously not been serious, the one now posed by a lawyer might possibly be sincere.

In an article titled "Deification of Personality," Mary Baker Eddy says: "Christian Scientists should beware of unseen snares, and adhere to the divine Principle and rules for demonstration. They must guard against the deification of finite personality.

In working out problems through Christian Science it is helpful to ask ourselves, "Where are our affections?" Physical healing and harmonized experience come to an enlightened state of consciousness that relates more to Spirit than to matter. And if our affections are mainly material, we need to learn to love the spiritual more, since Christian Science healing is based on the allness and oneness of Spirit, God.

When a child fails to live up to desirable standards, his parents are apt to ask themselves, "What did we do wrong?" Psychologists and educators agree that a child's homelife is most important in determining his attitude toward society. The thought of the parents, Christian Science shows, is instrumental in influencing the mind of the child.

There is a genuine basis for a morality that is not dominated by worldly trends. It is the understanding of divine Truth.

Why go to church? If you are a young person, you've probably asked that question of yourself, your parents, your friends. If you are an adult, have you wondered why young people challenge traditional church attendance? Perhaps each one of us should ask himself what his purpose is in going to church.

What makes me conscious of existing? What says, "I am aware of living" or, "I am here"? Many of us have asked ourselves these questions. Furthermore, we may have even asked, "Is there any real purpose in my being here?" In the face of the general belief that the life of man is merely a space of time between birth and death, that it is material and hence destructible, one might possibly see no purpose at all in living.