" What Can I Tell You about this book that would make you want to read it?" I asked my neighbors as I handed them a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. My friend surprised me with her emotional response: "I know what you can tell me—you can tell me if all the things we have to go through in this life are worth it! I mean, is there something that makes all the suffering and pain and trouble worthwhile?" I was so struck by the yearning in her voice that I could barely nod a "yes" to her.
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