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“What is man, that thou art mindful of him?”  (Ps. 8:4).

During my year of reporting for The Christian Science Monitor on the impact of the war in Vietnam at the end of the 1960s, I prayed daily to hear what the Christ—“.

It is such a privilege to have been educated in Christian Science, from the time I was a little girl. In the Sunday School I attended in Buenos Aires, and through my mother’s healing work, I learned about God’s laws and have witnessed through the years how these laws operate in my life, bringing health and happiness to me and my family.

I’d be lost without Mary Baker Eddy and her discovery of Christian Science. It’s not an overstatement.

When I began working in the Archives of The Mother Church, I didn’t anticipate how profoundly I’d be influenced by the historical material I encountered in the study of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy. Her integrity and her Christianity were abundantly apparent in the documentary evidence.

Remember Jesus' words  to Peter in the garden of Gethsemane? After praying fervently the night before his crucifixion, Jesus found Peter and two other disciples sleeping instead of watching and praying with him. He asked Peter, “What, could ye not watch with me one hour?” (Matt.

Though clearly a lecture is about conveying Christian Science with words, I continue to find the real effectiveness of a lecture to be in proportion to how much of the spirit of Truth and Love I’m confirming in my own life. The audience will hear the words, but they will feel the message more effectively if I have the conviction of the Truth of which I speak.

“Remember who you are. ” These words were spoken by a father to his son in a movie I was watching.

Our church is located just off the main street of Camden, Maine, a small coastal town. Our Christian Science Reading Room is on the street level of the church building, with large plate-glass windows perfect for eyecatching displays.

It all seemed so real . The cold, dark night air, the curtains blowing eerily.