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Mary Baker Eddy includes this question in her textbook on Christian Science healing, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures: “How can I progress most rapidly in the understanding of Christian Science?” Her answer begins this way: “Study thoroughly the letter and imbibe the spirit” ( p. 495 ).

One of the most familiar biblical descriptions of God is “God is Love. ” Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, says that Love, as a synonym for God, “imparts the clearest idea of Deity” ( Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p.

As a young camper , I was crossing a stream with other young hikers when our counselor warned, “Step carefully onto each rock; the water is deep. ” I wondered, “How deep?” The following splash and water up to my waist answered my question.

At a Christian Science lecture I attended, the lecturer shared an experience he’d had leading an outdoor adventure course for youth. A young man in the course persistently displayed hostility toward him and the rest of the group.

A lawyer realizes that it was not roles in the law firm that would supply human needs: It was God.

Several years ago, for the first time in 45 years, I found myself living alone, longing for relief from feelings of isolation. Sensing my need, friends asked me to visit them, which led to the purchase of a vacant, unique Craftsman-style house in need of restoration.

What is the composer, God, expressing in each individual? It’s not physicality, a personality, or inharmony. We are spiritual. We are God’s song. 

Feeling the sublimity of sunlight rising over the ocean one morning, I watched its radiance. Just as dawn’s light eventually fills the sky, God illumines our lives, bringing freedom and healing in glorious ways.

On February 22, 1895, Mary Baker Eddy wrote to her student Laura E. Sargent, evidently answering a question as to how one could best make progress in the practice of Christian Science: “What you and all students need most to advance their growth is practice healing the sick[.

In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers to be perfect even as our Father in heaven is perfect (see Matthew 5:48 ). And in the Christian Science textbook, Mary Baker Eddy offers this deeper explanation: “God requires perfection, but not until the battle between Spirit and flesh is fought and the victory won” ( Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p.