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A Sentinel cover story reveals a vital need the author had overlooked.

I learned about the blessings of forgiveness many years ago, after my husband’s passing. I was faced with difficult problems.

I’d always wanted to participate in popular demonstrations against injustice and in favor of a fairer government. But, for many reasons, among them apathy, I had never done this.

Two summers ago, I was sitting at my kitchen table studying the Christian Science Bible Lesson. The subject for the week was “Matter.

While I was attending a Christian Science testimony meeting one evening, there was a period when no one stood up to testify. I wondered why we were all there that night.

A week ago when I was preparing to serve at our Christian Science Reading Room, I prayed for a thought to take with me because I feel we should always be prepared to meet the needs of the public. Then I opened the October issue of The Christian Science Journal, and seeing no article referring to Reading Rooms, I was attracted by the title of the editorial, “Etc.

Maybe you’ve experienced this: You’re sitting on the plane, buckled in, waiting for it finally to take off. Suddenly, those little screens come down from the ceiling, and then someone explains the safety measures in case of an emergency.

If you’re praying about a problem and there isn’t immediate resolution, how do you know if you’re making progress? Christian Science presents quite a different way of measuring progress from the rest of the world. And when it comes specifically to physical healing, the way we’ve learned to measure progress might need to change.

You never know where you’re going to find unexpected inspiration. Driving into town recently on some errands, my husband and I made our first stop at an auto body shop to get an estimate on a small paint job.

Does your church sing? Church as the body of Christ, as the structure of Truth and Love (see Colossians 1:18 and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, p. 583 ), is always reflecting the all-harmonious nature of Being, God.