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 “To decide quickly as to the proper treatment of error—whether error is manifested in forms of sickness, sin, or death—is the first step towards destroying error. ” This statement in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, on page 463 , has often given me food for thought.

The other morning I woke up with unpleasant thoughts. Not horrible, but just kind of sad, anxious, and depressing.

 I have recently moved to another state , which has involved spending quite a bit of time with government offices, such as the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles). In the past, as a government employee, whenever I had something to take care of in a government office, I assessed with a critical eye how things should be improved for the customer, so I could make improvements in the agency I worked for.

In high school , I got involved with people who often made questionable choices in the name of nonconformity. Their ideals appealed to me.

Recently I felt there was no need for me to attend a scheduled business meeting at my branch Church of Christ, Scientist. It was a warm, humid day, and I felt I would be more comfortable at home.

 When I was still working , past retirement age, as a real estate agent, I had an opportunity to represent a client in the purchase of a condominium. The condo had been rented for many years by a very large family, and the family evidently had not been very good housekeepers.

Healing in Christian Science is a revelation—an inspired revealing of the present status of God and God’s man. As a result of the application of Christian Science, thousands of people around the world can happily attest to the healing of disease and injury of all kinds.

Prayer is important to many people in the world. Christian Scientists especially treasure the spiritual transformation and healing that prayer brings.

Mary Baker Eddy writes of her early exposure to the Congregational Church when, even while she was in her cradle, her devout parents regularly offered prayers and hymns that provided a spiritual culture that pervaded the home (see Message to The Mother Church for 1901, p. 31 ).

Violent crime may provoke anger and antagonism toward wrongdoers. Yet police are required not only to prevent crime but also to protect the rights of the accused.