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Most of us are familiar with Christ Jesus' parable of the talents. A man going on a journey to a far country entrusted his worldly goods to his servants.

Paul, in his letter to the Romans, talks about two laws vying for supremacy in him. He describes the conflict thus: "I delight in the law of God after the inward man: but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

Early one clear summer morning a student of Christian Science studied the weekly Lesson-Sermon from the Christian Science Quarterly on a screened porch overlooking a green lawn. The lesson revealed the heroic work Moses accomplished through listening to God and being completely obedient to Him.

There is much discussion these days about mandatory safety devices for cars. Christian Scientists are learning that far more effective than any safety device is safety thinking.

In the Bible we read: "Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?" Job 38:36; Man's real qualities can be only good, reflecting the intelligence, love, and purity of God, man's creator. It is comforting and reassuring to know that all the seeming foibles and unlovely traits of the mortal personality, which would distress or degrade, are not fixed and permanent qualities of the individual.

Houses in warm, damp climates accumulate cobwebs quickly. A tiny spider will spin his thread across a lampshade, around a ceiling light, in remote corners, unnoticed until a light is turned on.

What warmth and affection are expressed in the words "loved ones"! The closeness of human ties is an expression of God's love and as such should constitute an undiluted blessing. Mrs.

It is highly important for parents to teach their children early that they have spiritual identity and that God is their true Father-Mother. To teach them this is to wing them for soaring above mortal limitations.

"Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. " Isa.

Would you like to do a better job of proving and demonstrating for yourself the healing power of Christian Science? The purpose of Christian Science class teaching is to make you a better Mind-healer. In the textbook, Science and Health, Mrs.