Of Good Report

Are we second-rate? Born to be last? Or does God value His children equally?

The Christian Science Sunday School is a place of healing. Students study the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy.

Over the past eight and a half years, the members of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Newport Beach, California, have had the inspiring opportunity of witnessing God’s plan unfold in ways mere human planning could not foresee or accomplish.   Knowing our church building of seventy years would be sold in December 2012, we began holding “spiritual cultivation” workshops to deepen our understanding of the concept of Church.

At the end of a lengthy walk I decided to get a late lunch at one of my favorite restaurants. The place was quiet, and during my meal I could not help but overhear part of a conversation between two ladies who were sitting close by.

Over many decades and through many life chapters, I have witnessed and experienced the power of gratitude. Feeling grateful is an essential aspect of prayer in Christian Science.

To me, active support of the Wednesday testimony meetings in Churches of Christ, Scientist, includes a state of alertness.   “Testimony in regard to the healing of the sick is highly important,” writes Mary Baker Eddy in the Church Manual ( p.

One Wednesday I received a message from my son’s fourth-grade teacher saying he had been repeatedly talking out of turn and interrupting the other students in the class.   That evening as we drove to the testimony meeting at our branch Church of Christ, Scientist, my husband and I tried to discuss with our son the importance of expressing respect, consideration, and love for his classmates.

As I sat in my attorney’s office, he stated that the ultimate outcome of my case depended solely on which judge I was assigned. The judge’s personal bias would either undermine or help my case.

I have always loved to ski. When I lived in Oregon, I enjoyed going on guided ski trips that went to undeveloped mountains with slopes not served by ski lifts.

For a year I had been studying for a degree in business administration in Havana, and it was time to deliver my final thesis, an essay. I had spent some months preparing.