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Since I've become a researcher at The Mary Baker Eddy Library, the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, has taken on another dimension. With the daily opportunity to read and consider Mrs.

Dear fellow finders of the pearl, When youth have visions of someday being in the Olympics, this can be a wonderful dream. Let's say a young girl really wants to commit herself to being an ice skater who will eventually go to the Olympics and achieve recognition for her country.

Q: I love Christian Science and love the idea of praying for other people. What is holding me back, though, is that I just don't think that I will know the right words to say to patients.

A SUNNY, NOVEMBER DAY at the University of North Florida (UNF) in Jacksonville—not a cloud in the sky. On the crowded plaza in front of the student union, singer-songwriter George Clements played his guitar and sang tunes encompassing spiritual themes.

IT ALL BEGAN WITH the many newcomers who were coming into our Christian Science practitioners' office asking about Christian Science and Science and Health. My wife and I had become acquainted with these inquirers at various wellness events, book fairs, and through their requests for help through prayer.

OVER THE COURSE OF MY LIFE, my study of biology and the natural world has provided me with numerous uplifting inspirations. In fact, I would say that my sense of communication with God has been supported by my study of biology more than anything else.

AS A YOUNG ADULT , I often asked myself if I could live without being a church member or attending church services. I wondered if it was enough to simply rely on my own study or attend a lecture or visit a Christian Science Reading Room when I felt inspired or had a need.

WE'D JUST HAD a heavy rain, and I was in the yard picking up debris when I saw it—a shiny, gold circle in the wet ground. I dug it up and found a ring, one my husband had lost.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING in the heartland of the United States is all the flowering trees. Recently, in talking with friends, we were commenting on the particular beauty of the redbud trees this year.

THE POPULAR MOVIE Dead Poets Society of some 20 years ago came to my thought as Easter approaches. In a pivotal scene early on, the teacher climbs onto his desk and asks: "Why do I stand up here? Anybody?" "To feel taller?" queries a student.