On the walk to Emmaus Christ Jesus spoke so authoritatively and convincingly that later the two disciples he accompanied exclaimed, "Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?" 1
The goal of each Reader in a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, might well be to make the reading so inspiring that the hearers' hearts burn within them as they glimpse the healing power of the Christ, Truth, in a fresh light. The reading at our church services can joyfully bear witness to Jesus' words according to Matthew, "It is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you." 2
Inspired reading is the outgrowth of a thorough knowledge of the message and a constant striving to express the spirit of it. Biblical selections can be read with such freshness and vitality that the events they depict will seem to have just happened. Selections from Science and Health can be read with such clarity that their spiritual message will have deep meaning for every member of the congregation.
