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A tightrope walker balances on the tightrope, holding the bar firmly in his hands. He steadies his step by looking above the bar, not under.

The title of a critically praised movie from a couple of years ago, All Is Lost, might seem a fitting summary of human experience at times. What a reliable theme loss is—for screenwriters and poets, reporters and politicians.

Can you imagine what it would be like if every member of your branch church had seen Jesus after the resurrection? Would the services of your branch feel different? Would the atmosphere of Sunday School be even more alive?  The resurrection of Jesus transformed those who witnessed it. Seeing his life reinvigorated, untouched by material conditions, must have transported his immediate disciples to a different mental universe—above a sense of life in matter to an understanding of the reality of spiritual existence, and of the solidity of God’s presence and power.

Is peace just an idealistic dream? Or is it a present possibility?

There are so many things I loved about attending the Christian Science Sunday School: the pure and holy atmosphere, the opportunity to delve into the Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, and the spiritual lessons I learned. Sunday School was a place where I was encouraged to take these spiritual lessons and apply them to my life.

Last fall, Christian Scientists in my area of the United States had the privilege of taking part in “Conversations on Christian Science nursing” meetings sponsored by a local branch Church of Christ, Scientist, and conducted by representatives from The Mother Church. These meetings, held all over the world, showed the importance of Christian Science nursing to the healing mission of Christian Science.

Thanks so much for all that you are doing to promote a better understanding of and support for the Christ-healing that we are so privileged and blessed to study and practice. It was very interesting to attend recent meetings on Christian Science nursing.

Recently I was thinking about efforts being made to try to find the human remains of Christ Jesus—his DNA, his bones. Such efforts would try to deny the Master’s example to us of Life as spiritual and eternal, his resurrection, and his ascension.

It’s important that we all understand and uphold the true ideas of manhood and womanhood. Doing this is healing for ourselves and for the world.

Suppose we had been with Moses at Horeb. Climbing with him, with the same inner impulsion, out of the valley full of doubts, up in search of a God he knew must exist but was only learning how to understand.