Letters & Conversations

Searching for light The article "Individuality—its eternal presence" [February] has had a profound effect on me. In the short weeks following my husband's passing I felt myself slipping from a mild into a deep depression.

A physician writes I have been a student of Christian Science for 17 years with many benefits to my life, including including family, work relationships, and health. I have enjoyed and benefited from reading Christian Science literature during these years and continue to do so.

Liftoff In the Editors' "Welcome" in the February issue, you mention "a wink from heaven" concerning the Hebrew word nâsâ', which is sometimes translated "forgive" in the Scriptures and also means "to lift up the eyes. " Isn't this what another NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration, causes us to do? This was a "wink" for me.

Always cared for I was very moved by the article "Cared for in difficult times" [last November]. It reminded me of a little experience I had several years ago.

"Exactly what I needed" Recently I went through a rough period with an illness that had been going on for some time. It suddenly seemed quite overwhelming to me, and as I reached out to God for His immediate help, I opened the December issue of the Journal and turned to the article entitled "Admit what is possible.

Forgiving and loving The article "What sustains caregivers?" in the October issue provided light on a statement from the Bible that I have never fully understood: "Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them" ( Ps. 119:165 ).

Workplace and family issues I have been meaning to write for some time to thank you for the way you tackle so many of the critical issues that all of us face each day. As a single parent and the owner of an international corporate consulting and strategy firm, I face so many different types of issues—from providing leadership for my staff as we conduct our business around the world to raising a teenage son.

Building bridges I was delighted to find an excerpt from Living Buddha, Living Christ in the August Journal. I have loved that book for the past couple of years, and have shared it with friends, including a Christian Scientist whose two older sons took up Buddhism.

Gold strike I feel I struck gold in the July issue of the Journal. I loved the way the writer of "The healing effect of spiritual conviction" used the story of Paul and Silas in prison to illustrate the wonderful healing experience she related in her article.

Annual Meeting What a joy it was not only to hear but to "view" the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church on my computer. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I am grateful for the technology that is available to most of us.