Do you recall why you became a member of the Church of Christ, Scientist? Wasn't it because you had glimpsed something of the immensity and scope of scientific Christianity as you studied Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy? And perhaps you had experienced tangible proof of the presence of God and His Christ in your life through healing.
There are certainly many reasons why people seek to become members of The Mother Church. Yet behind them all there is usually a deep desire to be a real Christian healer and to be part of a worldwide Church that is dedicated to restoring the original, practical Christianity that Christ Jesus taught to a world hungry for spiritual sustenance.
I still remember my first visit to The Mother Church a year or two after I had become a member. I was thrilled to see the Church, and I was certainly impressed with its beauty. But when I was taking part in the Sunday service, what was most palpable to me was the presence of divine Love that I felt. It was a new feeling of joy and security, a feeling that I had found a spiritual home and that I was enveloped in God's love. Surely this was the same divine Love that had brought The Mother Church into being in the first place.
