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I have always drawn a great sense of comfort from Psalm 23 along with the spiritual sense Mary Baker Eddy gives in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, mainly because they offer the assurance that God, the Father of us all, not only loves us with all His power, but also feeds and supplies us with all we need. It reads in part: “[Divine Love] is my shepherd; I shall not want.

The study and practice of Christian Science give us a foundation to better understand our relationship to God, who is Life. Some years ago, before I started studying this Science, I always questioned the reason why people live and die.

As the mother of one child, expecting our second, I came across copies of the Journal and the  Christian Science Sentine l in our local laundromat. I was working in an intensive care unit as a medical nurse at the time.

Many people at one point or another find themselves thinking that life seems unsatisfying or incomplete. They start to wonder, “How did I get here?” and “Why is everyone else’s life so much better?” Those kinds of questions began to define my own outlook.

Being fond of a book may not be unusual. But what about a book that’s fond of its owner? Maybe I should define what I mean by this kind of fondness.

One week in the Christian Science Bible Lesson on “Spirit,” there was a passage from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures that I’ve probably read hundreds of times. It says: “Man understands spiritual existence in proportion as his treasures of Truth and Love are enlarged.

I treasure the guidance of the By-Laws in the  Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy , and have found them helpful in all my activities. Shortly after I was elected First Reader at a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, I joined an organization that gave out scholarships to young women.

Have you ever wondered what Jesus was writing in the sand when he was asked what he thought about the Mosaic code that called for a woman “taken in adultery” to be stoned? (see John 8:3–11). I can imagine a comedy routine like the famous Bill Cosby one about Noah building the ark.

I have one of those long, many-stranded necklaces so popular today. It looks great until it gets tangled, and it gets tangled with every move I make.

Ascension. I love that word.