Your Insights

I had put my house up for sale well in advance of my moving date. Six months was plenty of time, I figured.

As I sit on the couch, our family’s pet cat, Lily, is curled up next to me. Sometimes she lifts her head to look at me with begging eyes.

I have known the 23rd Psalm since I was a child. A friend was given a Bible for perfect attendance in her Sunday School, and she shared that Bible with me.

When I called a friend for some information, I was aware—even on the phone—that she was having difficulty getting up and going to get what I’d asked for. As she slowly moved to the other room, she used a very familiar expression among Christian Scientists.

There’s a slogan that reads, “What’s not to love?” Well, sometimes I seem to know all too clearly just what is unlovable about my identity; it doesn’t seem possible that God could love me as He looks at me. Perhaps some mistakes bear down on me.

One of Jesus’ most compelling statements is a powerful message to us today: “He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father” ( John 14:12 ). Greater works? Jesus raised the dead! He must have known because of his origin—the virgin birth—that he had what might be humanly considered a “head start.

One day I received a call to pray from someone who works for a company where he sometimes encounters sad stories from clients. As I listened to this man, I also listened to God for words of comfort to share.

One Wednesday evening, after answering a late phone call, I decided to attend a Christian Science branch church that was about five minutes from my home. The readings were inspiring and uplifting.

When I was a young Christian Scientist, I used to get up at 5:00 a. m.

I once knew a Christian Science practitioner who seemed always near the phone taking calls for the practice. I asked her, “Do you spend all your time thinking about God?” She replied, “Actually, my prayers are most effective when I think as God.