Editorials

Christ Jesus' words "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom" Luke 12:32 ; have never been more comforting than today. War, social unrest, blatant sensuality, indifference to religion, seem so widespread and aggressive that it is a real challenge to the Christian thinker to keep his perception of God's kingdom unclouded and his confidence in the power of good undisturbed.

Currently the press tells us of widespread resistance to discipline on the part of youth. Especially is this situation found in the schools.

The public practice of Christian Science is an immensely rewarding career. It is the real answer to one's deepest aspirations.

It is a plain fact that many people feel a hunger for something beyond themselves, a hunger for affection, for experience, for what they call life. Properly interpreted, this is a search for God; but when misinterpreted, it may result in various immoral acts, experimentation with drugs, a searching for satisfaction in worldly ways and in material sense.

In the first three centuries of Christian history the subject of the origin of matter was a controversial, theological question. Some Christian sects contended that matter was basically evil and that God did not make it.

When we use the word "Christ" to mean the true idea of God, more than just the right understanding of God is involved. The true idea is the actual expression of God.

Over three hundred years ago William Shakespeare put these words in the mouth of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: "This most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament .

Christendom loves the story of the Bethlehem star, which guided Wisemen from the East to the cradle of the infant Jesus. Being spiritually attuned to the times, the Wisemen glimpsed the light of Christ, Truth, which Jesus was destined to reveal later in its pure glory and power.

Be kind to yourself by loving yourself— what you really are. This love will happify, strengthen, and develop you.

The fact that God is Mind can be proved by each individual when he turns to God for direction, decision, wisdom, and healing. The relationship of Mind and idea must be acknowledged, and the directness of this relationship must be practiced.