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Mary Baker Eddy , the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, comments in her  Message to The Mother Church for 1901: “Of the ancient writers since the first century of the Christian era perhaps none lived a more devout Christian life up to his highest understanding than St. Augustine” ( p.

Many years ago , while working as a Christian Science practitioner on a case that wasn’t moving quickly toward healing, I felt sure that the clarification of one point in the metaphysical laws that underlie healing held the key to progress: “How does what I am knowing, affirming, praying, here, reach and impact the person asking for help through prayer over there?”  I called and asked a colleague, a fellow practitioner, and she replied by asking me two questions: “How many minds are there? How many consciousnesses?” I said, “Stop. Say no more.

Every day I think a lot about Christian Science healing because I am a Christian Science practitioner, someone who through prayer and spiritual understanding helps those who are ill, injured, dismayed, perhaps disappointed, even brokenhearted. In my work I am constantly knowing it is God, divine Love, that heals.

The spiritual heaven and earth, where there is no physical or mental pain and suffering, sure sounds great. St.

Forgiveness, one of the great Christian concepts, is easy to think about, not so easy to do. Questions rush in: “How can I forgive the unforgivable?” “How can I get beyond the hurt done to me?” “What if I don’t want to forgive?” But it is a requirement if we want to experience God’s mercy.

For the first two terms in my first year as a high school student, I was bullied relentlessly. Other boys my age experienced the same difficulties.

The parable of the tares and the wheat (see Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 ) can help us see the permanency and abundant prosperity of man as God’s perfect image, pure, innocent, free, and strong. Studying this parable, letting it speak to us, and seeing its application to our own lives can increase our knowledge of God and bring peace and healing.

Over the years I have walked in nature many times. I have enjoyed walking alone so that I could have time to pray and commune with God.

Why settle for the added thing when you can have the kingdom of God? That question occurred to me a few years ago when I was in the midst of a job search. It was evident I had outgrown my current role, and there did not seem to be any other openings within the organization.

When washing dishes , the best results come when we use clean water. The same principle applies to washing hands and clothes.