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direction his thinking may be most profitable he need but recall the words of that exponent or right think Ing, Paul Of Tarsus: Finally, breth- ren, whatsoever things are true what soever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are love ly, whatsoever things are of good re. port if there D" any virtue, and II | there be my praise, think on these things" Christian Science, through | tho right thinking that leads to right ! doing, affords 10 each one the means i of bringing into his day just the brightness. progress, and abundance of good that he needs and longs fora
 Prayer
 TO rule the day wisely, justly, bene- ficientlN: we must begin it rightly. Chrissia1 Science is showing men and women in every walk of life that there is no better way of beginning each day than to start it with q prayer
 In Christian Science there are no formal prayers for special occasions. It has no prayer book. The Lords
 Prayer is repeated in unison at all Christian Science services and it is
 invaria ply preceded by few mom-
 ents of silent prayer by the congre- gstion. Besides this there is one short prayer recommended for daily
 usc. So simple it is yet SO reverent
 in ifs phra geology: go direct, yet so
 universal in it's inclusions: so free from every suggestion of sect or doc Urine is it, tt.at it can be used un-
 reservedly by any sincere man or woman of any church or Of no church i Here 1t is as Mrs. Eddy has given it to us: Thy Kingdom come; let the i reign of diyine Truth, Life, and Love
 be established in me. and rule out of
 me all sin: and may Thy Word en-
 rich the affections Of all mankind,
 and govern them!" (Manual. Art 1 VIII. sect. A.
 The day that is begun with this prayer or any other equally unselfish
 and uplifting. is sure to be a better happier, healthier. and hOlier day be-
 cause of 1t.
 Healing in Christian Science is all
 ways bV means Of prayer. The word
 generally used is treatment" but il Is always to be understood that a
 Christian Science treatment is a
 prayer. and just in the proportion that
 lt is righteous prayer. does it heal
 the sick and reform the sinner. It is
 not the prayer Of supplication. but of
 realization. 1t is not merely asking
 God to do something for us. but
 knowing that He has already done
 the good thing desired. It is the
 prayer :n which gratitude is suppla nt-
 ip- cntrcaty. confidence is expellinG
 dodot, and perfect love is casting
 out fear. IL is laying at the feet of
 God the hearts sincere desire utter
 ed or unexpressed. and then patient
 ly listening for His GO in peace" II
 is the prayer of rejoicing. Of con-
 quest. of humility. of unselfish love.
 Gratitude Versus Discouraaement
 There IS one other prayer that
 should ever be in the heart Of man the prayer of thankfuiress. the prayer Of gratitude. The Bible tells us tC : pray without ceasing and in every | thing to give thanks. Christian Sci
 ence is showing that true gratitude ] the gratitude that is expressed in dee( , as well as in thought and word. il more than a mere Christian grace: ! 7 is a Christian necessity. Not tha [ God needs OUT gratitude. but we neec 2 10 give il to Him Gratitude take ; our thought from getting to giving . and he who gives good gets good
 . Perhaps you may find il difficul D io be grateful to God; many peopl Q do. Let me tell you how to make r easy. W hatever of good comes 10 you Q be it little or great. think of il a , coming Co you direct from God Flo . eyery thing that brings you quiet joy
 or peace. or true delight. oe 1t merel Q the smile on the face of child, O . the fragrance of q flower or the dail n opening of the welcoming door of you | home, or the nightly closing of you T eyes in sleep. be II some worthy ac , tion well done. or the timely lift of i friendly hand. be it song or sermon ' beauty. art, or science. for every goo that comes to you. let some though % Of gratitude to God ring through tn Il ifLermOst chamber Of your heartg n T this faithfully. and soon you will b t doing il easily and soon too, you wi 8 find yourself so frequently in tn Y sweet company of happiness tha $ life will seem to he beginnin II anew. And it will be the beginnin lt of new things. for gratitude 't one of the gateways through whic IS Gods blessings enter mems lives e we kept it shut, need we wonder wh r more of good does not come to us? I, The man who is ill the man who IT unfortunate. the man who is affiicte E tho man who has not that which ! g needs If he wonders why. will do we |. to ask himself often. Am gratef '- enough for what I already have?', Ar ID the man who is discouraged An, IT lt friends the discouraged man has b' s- 10 invite Era atltude into his conSclOul to ness to sec encouragement vanish ii
 darkness before the undimmed su is And here let it be said that there V uot one man on this green earth toda e. but can find something for which re be grateful io God. if he will only hu As for it honestly and earnestly.
 ne Christian Science IS tearing Il al mask from the gloomy face of di Le couragement and is exposing 1t in i 1- true colors. IL may be truly said tn he nine people out of ten submit to di pd couraGement without resistance h y cause they do not know any bette m They do not know that it is ment or Intruder moral nuisance that shou s never be tolerated but always shunn D. as one would shun infectious disea, Of It Is had because it Is full of dece
 lt tricks a man into believing he ty a failure. when success may be wal r. ing for him just around the corner m deludcs him until he sees thin ts crooked and believes things abo as himself and others that he knows a CT not tIne Ii rohs him of his couras OK strips him of his ability. and mumhl In into his ears the awful lie that G n- has forgotten him. Discourageme 0s Is dangerous because it invites a nd develops those evil thoughts th es later may be manifested in Q 'il things, the most common of whi IT. ia disease in it's varied forms