Overheard in a church lobby: “The churches used to be so full!” That same week two articles in prominent publications had noted the “continuing decline” of church attendance. It’s a topic that has generated a lot of opinion pieces and news articles, to say nothing of those lobby conversations.
Christian Scientists might feel justified in assigning a variety of causes to shrinking church congregations: times have changed; people in past decades had a stronger faith in God; there was less materialism and opposition to spiritual things; spiritual healing was easier because medical care was less advanced and pervasive. In general, the conditions and culture in which the earlier church members lived were more conducive to prayer.
Christ, Truth, overcomes whatever would claim to resist divine Love’s healing power.
