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The Bible is a virtual testament to the many ways in which God delivers humanity from enemies, afflictions, and even itself. When the children of Israel were delivered from the Egyptians at the Red Sea, Daniel from the lions, and the Hebrew boys from the flames, it was God who answered their need.

Your invitation in a recent issue to write for the Christian Science periodicals was a welcome nudge to renew my effort to contribute something again. But what?  Late one night as I humbly sat down at the computer in the hope an idea would come, I unexpectedly found a draft of a letter I had started to you two years ago, and forgotten about, after my first testimony was published in the periodicals.

EMPHATIC! “The time for thinkers has come. ” DEMANDING! “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

For several years now, I’ve had a nagging regret that I’ve been trying to push under the rug. Each time I think about this certain situation, I feel a deep sense of loss.

A tightrope walker balances on the tightrope, holding the bar firmly in his hands. He steadies his step by looking above the bar, not under.

The title of a critically praised movie from a couple of years ago, All Is Lost, might seem a fitting summary of human experience at times. What a reliable theme loss is—for screenwriters and poets, reporters and politicians.

Can you imagine what it would be like if every member of your branch church had seen Jesus after the resurrection? Would the services of your branch feel different? Would the atmosphere of Sunday School be even more alive?  The resurrection of Jesus transformed those who witnessed it. Seeing his life reinvigorated, untouched by material conditions, must have transported his immediate disciples to a different mental universe—above a sense of life in matter to an understanding of the reality of spiritual existence, and of the solidity of God’s presence and power.

Is peace just an idealistic dream? Or is it a present possibility?

There are so many things I loved about attending the Christian Science Sunday School: the pure and holy atmosphere, the opportunity to delve into the Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, and the spiritual lessons I learned. Sunday School was a place where I was encouraged to take these spiritual lessons and apply them to my life.

Last fall, Christian Scientists in my area of the United States had the privilege of taking part in “Conversations on Christian Science nursing” meetings sponsored by a local branch Church of Christ, Scientist, and conducted by representatives from The Mother Church. These meetings, held all over the world, showed the importance of Christian Science nursing to the healing mission of Christian Science.