Editorials

A beautiful white peony growing on a pile of jagged bricks—the remnants of a bombed house—attracted much attention. To local residents of that war-torn city it symbolized the indestructible vigor of life and beauty.

Progress in demonstrating the truths of Christian Science is inevitable if we follow our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy. And we follow her as we study to understand the spirit as well as the letter of her revelation.

On the shelves of serious students of Christian Science, within reach as they study the Bible and Mrs. Eddy's writings, are usually to be found at least two or three additional books.

While things that are true from a human point of view may be expressed in the human language of speech or writing, or mathematical symbols, or whatever, divine Truth—absolutely speaking—expresses itself in purely spiritual ideas. These may be hinted at or conveyed in human language with magnificent beauty and clarity, as they are in Mrs.

A world without poverty, without strife, and without fear—this is possible in proportion as we accept the challenge of Christ Jesus, "Follow me. " Matt.

Through Christian Science we can look beneath the surface of things to see the essential significance of events and institutions. University departments encompass, in concentrated form, some highly important human thinking.

In the human mind there is often evidence of a longing to be remembered by posterity. Kings and presidents are automatically immortalized by having permanent places in the history books.

If we plan a Sunday banquet and invite our friends, do we wait until Sunday to begin thinking about it? Or do we begin well ahead of time, planning the menu, even making sure we have the right clothes to wear? Every week we prepare a spiritual feast—if we are members of a church —and we invite everyone in the neighborhood. We call it a church service.

Thoughts—thousands of them! All day they flow through the human mind in a constant stream. We are fully conscious of some of them, but of others we are not.

Mankind generally is growing out of anthropomorphism—that is, ascribing human form and characteristics to God. While God has been represented in the art of the past as a man with a beard, this concept is not widely tenable for modern people.