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Why am I a member? In one word, gratitude. In three, Mary Baker Eddy.

Last year I took a history tour of the Boston area with a friend of mine, a Presbyterian minister and scholar of American history. He gives these tours every other year.

At first, when I was asked, it seemed it would be easy to define what membership in The Mother Church means to me. But it took a couple of weeks to put words to it.

A Rule for Motives and Acts. Neither animosity nor mere personal attachment should impel the motives or acts of the members of The Mother Church.

After an interval of not quite a decade, I certainly am enjoying the opportunity to serve again on the Christian Science Board of Lectureship. Besides traveling to speak with groups of people whose love for God shines so brightly, this appointment brings with it jubilant interaction with the membership of sponsoring branch churches.

It seems all too often we are told that we have limited options—limited income, limited choices, or limited possibilities for our lives. It can seem, too, that the older we get, the greater the limitations we face.

Hardly a month goes by that I don’t think about how I came back to Christian Science. Almost every Christian Science Bible Lesson reminds me of that experience.

Looking for a job can be tough, and if you turn on the news today, it may seem impossible. Right out of college in a struggling economy, and just after getting married, I began looking for a way to start my career.

It was soon after my association this year, and I was still contemplating the theme: “Infinite. ” Then one day, I realized more deeply the value of Science and Health when I was reading another book that asked us to pray for the earth, even a little time every day.

Has anyone ever told you, “Don’t worry—I have your back”? There’s a sense of guardianship in those words—a kind of knowing, that no matter what, someone is guiding your footsteps and keeping you safe from unforeseen harm.   How can we know that God has our back? The following experience illustrates the idea that we’re cared for at all times and in all circumstances big or small.