Need met
[“Christianity’s cup, cross, and crown,” Judith Hardy Olson, February 2017, Journal]
For many years, I opened the Journal in search of spiritual inspiration and found many articles with helpful insights. More recently I’ve opened the Journal in search of healing. Today the article cited above actually met that need! At first I thought, “This article is so long,” but I kept on reading until I came to the paragraph that begins, “Take sickness, for example.” That got my undivided attention.
What a thrill to learn for the first time that the “cup of sorrow” or any sorrowful ordeal is not filled with suffering, but with “the inspiration of Love” (Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 35). This truth brought prompt relief, both mental and physical. Thank you all.
David Horn
Bloomington, Indiana, US
Bold and direct declaration
[“Christianity’s cup, cross, and crown,” Judith Hardy Olson, February 2017, Journal]
I just read Judy Olson’s article for the third time, and what really struck me this time was how important it is that she used the words “God-inspired, God-empowered, God-supported, and God-rewarded.” In a world where growth is considered personal, self-inspired, self-empowered, self-supported, and self-rewarded, a bold and direct declaration of God as the source of these qualities is imperative for true spiritual growth.
Sharon Leman
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Refreshing tone
[“Our finest hours,” Hannah Carlson, February 2017, Journal]
Please thank Ms. Carlson for this article (and the editor(s) for its concise content). Her writing tone is refreshing! I so appreciate how she opened emphasizing God’s love for us and then, most important, did not stop at that. But rather, she specifically provided how she put this into practice, and clearly demonstrated Christian Science.
What a blessing to all those embraced in her thought when a seeming emergency was occurring around her. As Mary Baker Eddy writes on page 16 in the chapter “Prayer” from Science and Health, “The highest prayer is not one of faith merely; it is demonstration.”
Lori Biesterfedt
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