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Exploring in depth what Christian Science is and how it heals.

Communion of "remembrance and love"

Communion in most Christian churches is a sacred ceremony of eating bread and drinking wine in loving commemoration of Christ Jesus' last supper before the crucifixion. Communion in the Christian Science Church is sacred, silent prayer commemorating the morning breakfast of Jesus and a few of his disciples after the resurrection.

God's plan and purpose

Have you ever gazed at the heavens on a clear night, drinking in the beauty and wonder of the stars, contemplating the infinitude of God's universe? Did you catch the rhythm and order of the cosmos? Have you pondered the unfolding of a seed as it develops into shrub, plant, or tree? Naturalists and biochemists describe this phenomenon in methodical detail, but often are so absorbed in what they see as a physical process that they fail to grasp the spiritual law underlying such growth. The burgeoning of a creative idea into a worthwhile, productive enterprise, the transformation of an architectural concept into a house or skyscraper, the conversion of useful observations into a book, the translation of mental melodies into a symphony—all are manifestations in human experience of a marvelous law of God.

"Father, glorify thy name"

Getting out the message of Christianity challenges each new generation of the followers of Christ Jesus. Our works— the living of the message—reach out to those looking for answers.

The naturalness of truth and healing

The Christian Science textbook, Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, at one point asks readers this arresting question: "If thought is startled at the strong claim of Science for the supremacy of God, or Truth, and doubts the supremacy of good, ought we not, contrariwise, to be astounded at the vigorous claims of evil and doubt them, and no longer think it natural to love sin and unnatural to forsake it,—no longer imagine evil to be ever-present and good absent?" The book goes on to state, "Truth should not seem so surprising and unnatural as error, and error should not seem so real as truth. Sickness should not seem so real as health.

How does prayer heal physical troubles?

A friend and I had gone out for supper one night, and after an enjoyable meal we were driving to our next destination. By the time we were a couple of miles down the road I was in such pain that the bumps in the road had become unbearable, and I asked my friend to pull over.

At the back of this magazine, a directory lists names of individuals engaged in the public healing ministry of Christian Science. While any sincere student of this Science may practice spiritual healing, individuals advertising in The Christian Science Journal are those who are engaged in no other vocation, have an established record of healing, and have met the standards required for listing.

Consciousness and experience

What is required to heal in Christian Science? Understanding God's love for His creation? Seeing man as a perfect spiritual idea rather than as a mortal entity? What does it take to heal a difficult case, one that has seemed to resist treatment for some time? Steadfastness in the truth? A refusal to become discouraged? A realization that the trouble was never true, that it has no history and is only a present belief about the past? And what about national and world problems that can seem so intractable? Do we need a more thorough acceptance that there is only one universe and that it is totally spiritual and good? An understanding that God governs His creation in perfect harmony through immutable divine law? The answer to the three main questions must certainly be yes to all of the above. Then, if at times we fall short of our goal, we may do well to examine carefully the extent to which we're truly understanding God, Truth, and genuinely accepting, and making our own, the spiritual truths so necessary to every Christian Science healing.

On October 5, the American National Women's Hall of Fame will honor another select group of American women who have triumphed in the face of overwhelming obstacles and made a "trailblazing" contribution to society. The enduring value of their accomplishments—and of others inducted into the Hall of Fame in annual ceremonies held since 1973 —will be celebrated in Seneca Falls, New York, birthplace of women's rights in the United States, and site of the first Women's Rights Convention in 1848.

The cross (1905-1907)

By 1905 Mary Baker Eddy had become a national figure. The media of that day were focusing more and more of their attention on her as Founder and Leader of the Christian Science movement.

Where does the practice of Christian Science take place?

After my husband and I had made half a dozen major moves, including two overseas, and several minor moves, we purchased a house with the unspoken but nevertheless heartfelt desire never to move again. A few years later I went into the public practice of Christian Science healing.