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I have worked in Christian Science Reading Rooms for many years and enjoy the adventure of connecting with all kinds of people. Through my many conversations with those who walk through the door, I’ve learned so much about God’s goodness and love.
It was my first consulting job, and I’d worked very hard for six months. However, when it came time to present my findings, I was terrified.
I often express pure joy in my life, especially around Christmastime, because I love God, and I love Life. I make it a goal to uplift those around me through my joyfulness.
Most of us long to feel the support of those close to us, to be the recipient of love, encouragement, and assistance, especially in challenging times. But what if that isn’t always forthcoming, or doesn’t take the form that meets our need? Where can we turn to find reliable support? Take the following example: An innocent man, a teacher, reaches out to three of his best students for support at a time of great need—the hours before his execution.
Discovering the beautiful, spiritual, God-created universe that is our original and only real home means in some degree going through a refugee experience in this human scene. That is, we all must leave behind a fallible sense of mere national attachment and seek a purer, more enduring home in God.
The author points out that the spiritual reality of God’s kingdom might be missed if we don’t have a good understanding of what it is.
We hear the phrase “Just believe” a lot today, especially in advertising. Sometimes it’s linked with “dream” and “imagine,” suggesting we believe in some Santa Clausy kind of thing—sheer fantasy.
Do you remember a moment, maybe in your childhood, when you felt really good because of something good you had done? Maybe an adult told you how good you were, or maybe you felt an intrinsic sense of goodness about something you said or did. I remember the first time I experienced this feeling.
Many years ago, when I first became a student of Christian Science, I spent many hours studying the Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, listening for God’s guidance. Once as I was deep in study, though, I felt suddenly unwell.
In the societies we read about in the Bible, women were generally powerless and unable to do much without permission from the men of the family. Yet some of the Bible’s most beloved stories depict women who courageously stood up for themselves and were able to find justice.