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CHURCH . The structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle.

The Gospel of John records events of the day following the stilling of the storm by Jesus as he and his disciples crossed the Sea of Galilee to its western shore. The crowds who had been fed had seen the disciples sail out, unaccompanied by Jesus.

The Monitor staffers you heard today, along with a string of other writers and editors both in Boston and around the world, make up a staff with a remarkable sense of integrity, perception, and commitment to the Monitor ideals established by Mrs. Eddy.

Most people in the United States, including millions of new young voters, are involved in a significant national decision: choosing a President, a Vice-President, and a Congress. The overriding question is: How does one go about doing that to the best of one's ability? How does one know what to do—and that what one does is right? As a concerned citizen every one of us has the right to become actively involved in supporting what he believes to be the nearest right—whether choosing the President or electing the Congress—or exercising any other responsibility of democratic government.

The driver of a large city bus remarked that he always enjoyed having a certain daily passenger sit up near the front so he could hear her talk with the other passengers. He said her conversation was always so constructive and cheerful that it helped start his day off right.

We often read about the plight of war orphans and other children who have lost their parents. How we yearn to be able to do something about them! Many times we may feel frustrated in our compassion, wanting to help but not knowing what we can do or how to do it.

Church work is a unique and stimulating activity contributing to individual and community progress. But we need to keep it in spiritual perspective.

Late in the nineteenth century, Bishop Milton Wright is said to have preached that it was blasphemous to contemplate the possibility of a man being able to fly. See The Laugh's on Me by Bennett Cerf, pp.

It is reported that noise in United States cities has risen 800 percent in the last fifteen years. Noise levels can seem very distressing.

There is an inmost presence with every one of us—man, woman, or child—that will lift us out of any form of trouble. It is the presence of God.