Of Good Report

Recently, I went to a Wednesday testimony meeting at a branch Church of Christ, Scientist. At these meetings, time is set aside for sharing healings resulting from prayer.

This past winter , when snowfall on the East Coast of the United States broke many records, our church members witnessed the proof that God’s law of divine good is ever active.   A major drive runs between the ocean and our church building, providing a convenient route to nearby cities and parking spots for those visiting the beach or attending our church services.

Recently, my computer broke down , which put me in a bit of a quandary, as then I did not have digital access to the Christian Science Bible Lesson or Christian Science articles I had stored there. But then I remembered the two hardback books, the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, that had been given to me as a gift when I started to study Christian Science many years ago.

I would love to tell about the healing my mother had as a child, which is the way our family was introduced to Christian Science and how it heals. A neighbor who knew about my mother’s condition asked if they would consider Christian Science treatment.

Recently, a gentleman in great distress came into our Christian Science Reading Room. He needed prayer, food, and money for the bus.

Our granddaughter Cassidy was to spend the weekend with us. We needed to pick her up from school, but I was nauseous and very uncomfortable.

It was autumn , and, as I live in Oregon, it was raining. There had been a notice in the newspaper about blocked storm drains, asking people to help clear them since the city could not keep them all clear all the time.

God loves by seeing His creation as He sees Himself. And God made us to love others as He loves us.

Over the past year , Second Church of Christ, Scientist, in Fresno, California, has placed a greater focus on uniting to bless the community by demonstrating the power of prayer. This sense of commitment to blessing the community through prayer was grounded in Mary Baker Eddy’s definition of Church , which says in part, “The Church is that institution, which affords proof of its utility and is found elevating the race, rousing the dormant understanding from material beliefs to the apprehension of spiritual ideas and the demonstration of divine Science, thereby casting out devils, or error, and healing the sick” ( Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures , p.

Several years ago while teaching a high school English class, I learned a valuable life lesson—that we cannot ignore or avoid problems that arise, but must confront and heal them. I was assigned a student who, by all appearances, from day one, had nothing but disgust for both me and everything I said.