There are various ways to attend church, but we are most blessed when we find a way to take an active part in the service. I learned this when I began attending the Sunday morning service of my branch Church of Christ, Scientist, after many years of teaching in the Sunday School. I felt bored at the service and had difficulty following it. What was wrong? I had always loved attending church. I knew that every phase of Christian Science church activity is vital to the health and salvation of mankind. I wanted to feel that vitality and become involved in church as I had been before. I earnestly desired to change the false thinking about the service.
One day as I was praying about this desire, a dialogue began in my thought that went something like this:
Questioning thought: When are you going to start giving to church?