A number of active, working Christian Scientists were asked to write us letters telling how they study the weekly Lesson-Sermon in the "Christian Science Quarterly." Following are excerpts from some of these letters.
We have twenty-six different subjects, which are repeated once a year. Thus, after six months of study, the student has had a thorough overall look at Christian Science. He has had a course of instruction. He goes forward to dig deeper, to broaden concepts.
Then the real work begins! A friend once said that we don't just "do" the lesson: we "undo" it. We must always tackle the lesson with humility and a genuine willingness to listen. An open thought is ready to take in more than a narrow one. An elastic thought can grow, a rigid one cannot. In studying from the Bible and Science and Health, I keep the Bible open as I read the textbook, looking for the relationship between sentences in the one as they explain verses from the other. I draw on "The Continuity of the Bible" series in the Journal and "Words of Current Interest" in the Sentinel, along with Bible commentaries and dictionaries. Also, I use an ordinary dictionary to explore the meaning of words, even words I think I understand. It becomes a challenging adventure of spiritual exploration every week.
