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The supreme example of grace is Christ Jesus on the cross. Here, vividly seen, was the action of the divine Principle of all meeting the great need of mankind.
According to Luke's Gospel, when Christ Jesus celebrated the feast of the Passover with his disciples, he "took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves. " And after breaking bread with them, he said, "This do in remembrance of me.
One who is working for a healing wants evidence that healing is taking place. Christian Science is the law of God which reveals our right to such evidence.
It is necessary for the student of Christian Science to maintain a proper perspective in his study in order that he may progress steadily and consistently. One definition of the term "perspective" is "the interrelation in which parts of a subject are mentally viewed.
In some countries government assistance is free to the elderly who need hospital care because of illness or because of the inroads of the belief of old age. This assistance is a humane measure.
In the study of Christian Science we are faced with the necessity of lifting our thoughts of existence to an entirely new concept of life, to the spiritual reality of being, the new heaven and new earth portrayed in the Scriptures. And in order to comprehend the things of Spirit, we must begin to use the new tongue, or language of Spirit.
Everything in God's universe has a purpose. A purposeless idea of the one all-wise Mind would be an impossibility.
If all human beings practiced the Golden Rule uttered by Jesus, "As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise," Luke 6:31 mental influence would always be beneficial. No one wants to be mentally influenced without his knowledge and permission.
The man of God's creation is spiritual. He is free of material limitations, free of disease, free of fear, free of sin and its deadly effects, free of death itself.
In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mrs. Eddy says, "Take possession of your body, and govern its feeling and action.