Last October, several members from our local branch Church of Christ, Scientist, attended the Christian Science nursing meeting hosted by another branch church in our area. A robust conversation took place about how we care for each other in our churches, and how each one of us was expressing Christian Science nursing qualities—such as spiritual poise, listening, and kindness—in practical ways.
I was inspired by what I had heard and felt encouraged to do more as a church member in the form of “nursing” others. All our church members need to be valued, nurtured, and appreciated.
Since the Christian Science nursing meeting, as well as the 2014 Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, our branch church has also been embracing the idea of healing as foundational to our church work. Our services, metaphysical meetings, and Sunday School classes have had a renewed emphasis on healing for all.
