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In the opening paragraph of her article "Love" in "Miscellaneous Writings" Mary Baker Eddy writes ( pp. 249, 250 ): "What a word! I am in awe before it.

Following a separation from someone with whom her activities and happiness had been closely interwoven, a woman worked faithfully in accordance with her understanding of Christian Science for a healing of grief, but with no apparent effect for several days. She courageously continued with her business during that period, but one day she felt it would be impossible for her to go on without relief from this depressing sorrow.

Nature has stirred the admiration and awe of peoples in all ages. The love and appreciation of its beauty have enriched painting and music, poetry and prose.

When Mary Baker Eddy organized her Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, she was divinely inspired to include a weekly testimony meeting as one of its regular services. In the early days of the Christian Science movement these meetings were held on Friday evening, and it was the custom to take up the usual church collection.

The Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, had deep compassion for the human race in all of its difficulties. Her meeting of adversity gave her thorough proof of God's willingness and ability to supply the answer to every problem.

" O How love I thy law!" sang the Psalmist ( Ps. 119:97 ).

Close to the heart of mankind is a yearning for progress, yet one often feels cumbered and hindered in every direction. On page 256 of the textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy writes, "Progress takes off human shackles.

The student of Christian Science becomes increasingly grateful to Mary Baker Eddy, who has given him the ability to gain spiritual understanding through the study of her writings, which contain the revelation of Truth. As he lives its teachings day by day, he proves his unity with God and has a part in the healing ministry of the Christ.

The things that Mary Baker Eddy did as the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, and the things she has said in her published writings, convince the earnest student that she loved all humanity. They convince him that she was vitally interested in presenting to mankind not only the absolute truth regarding Spirit, God, as omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent, and man as His perfect image and likeness, but also the method of applying this truth in human experience to meet the present need of healing and regeneration.

In "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" Mary Baker Eddy, referring to the conversion of Saul of Tarsus, says ( p. 326 ), "Thought assumed a nobler outlook, and his life became more spiritual.