Last year a friend asked how I would feel about sitting with fellow Christian Scientists in a casual setting—as you would around your own kitchen table—just talking about healing. The first thought that came to me was one of doubt—how could something like that be achieved, with people’s busy schedules and other time commitments? But on the heels of that limited thought came the realization that healing is the foundation on which our church is built. How can we not gather together to strengthen our understanding “that Christian Science heals the sick quickly and wholly, thus proving this Science to be all that we claim for it” (Mary Baker Eddy, Manual of The Mother Church, p. 92)?
On the heels of that limited thought came the realization that healing is the foundation on which our church is built.
Then I learned that the Christian Science Practitioner Activities Department at The Mother Church was sponsoring roundtable meetings designed to open up conversation about healing in our lives, and that these meetings were already happening all over the world! With full support from the Manager of Christian Science Practitioner Activities and my church’s Board of Trustees, a plan was soon set in motion for a day that one participant described as giving her “fresh hope and renewed dedication to the work at hand, both for church and for the practice.”
