Editorials

From the beginning of our Church and movement, Christian Science treatment hasn't been so much "something one goes to a Christian Science practitioner for" as it has been the orderly, systematic approach to healing through prayer that every Christian Scientist expects to practice. We do ask for help from practitioners when we feel we need it.

When Mrs. Eddy was healed through her discovery of Christian Science, she became a lively witness for the matchless effects of her discovery.

Christian Science healing is the most natural thing in the world. It comes straight from the infinite God, good, our beloved Father-Mother, who loves each of us with a love greater than we can possibly imagine.

Sometimes church grows right in front of your eyes. For example: • A goals committee in a branch church had been trying to define a proper objective for their church to work together on.

What a world of travelers we're becoming. It's not uncommon these days to see people from England, Indonesia, Nigeria, the United States, Japan, and all corners of the world mingling in each other's airports.

Has it ever felt as if the only point of friendly contact you have with many of the members in your church comes through the brief greetings you share after a worship service? You nod hello, or take a moment to shake someone's hand, or smile and wave at the folks out front on your way to the parking lot. All of that is important, of course.

A musician named John Buttrick writes: "Rivers run no higher than their sources. Our sources need cultivation, development, and freshening.

A First Reader I knew read everything with total attention to the meaning of the words, including the announcements repeated each week. The regular notice about Sunday School, for example, always caught my attention because the Reader emphasized the last word instead of the first: "Sunday School.

A writer in Christianity Today , looking at some of the challenges confronting the Christian Church as it heads into the twenty-first century, speaks of a "rampant selfishness" in contemporary society, where people "tend to give highest priority to the kind of worship that yields personal comfort. " The article continues with this hard-hitting analysis of what the writer considers to be typical of today's church life in Western culture: "Granted, God's Word encourages the sorely afflicted to seek solace; however, many of us are content to remain in the comfort zone.

One of the most encouraging aspects of Christian Science healing is that evil in whatever form it appears is always no more than a lie. Whether we're troubled by personal difficulties or disturbed by the complex issues that touch all mankind, the way these challenges are approached is basically the same.