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I treasure the guidance of the By-Laws in the  Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy , and have found them helpful in all my activities. Shortly after I was elected First Reader at a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, I joined an organization that gave out scholarships to young women.

Have you ever wondered what Jesus was writing in the sand when he was asked what he thought about the Mosaic code that called for a woman “taken in adultery” to be stoned? (see John 8:3–11). I can imagine a comedy routine like the famous Bill Cosby one about Noah building the ark.

I have one of those long, many-stranded necklaces so popular today. It looks great until it gets tangled, and it gets tangled with every move I make.

Ascension. I love that word.

Have you ever noticed that for every new idea, there always seems to be someone opposed to it? Today’s news headlines are filled with examples. We also see this line of thought raise its head in our churches, civic organizations, and even in our own households.

God may not have a political affiliation, says this contributor, but “He is the one intelligent and impartial power to whom we can each go for guidance. Whatever our concerns about fair and democratic government, whatever our politics, we can turn to Him wholeheartedly for solutions.”

“I’d like to make a difference, but I don’t know what to do. ” As a teacher, I’ve often heard this from my college students and have wondered if this is really the students’ view of themselves or if it is simply a rehashing of a cultural story heard over and over again from their families, peers, television, social media, etc.

I was at a recent Wednesday evening testimony meeting at my Christian Science branch church, listening to the gospel narrative of Jesus’ healing the ten lepers (see Luke 17:12–19 ). A corresponding citation from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy was also read.

After many years of drought in California’s Mojave Desert, plant life and desert wildflowers were thought to be incapable of survival until one season the rains came and refreshed the dry ground. The stream of cars driving out to the desert to see the fresh blooms stretched for miles.

There is a great deal of power in spiritual resolve. This precious quality of thought courageously affirms that God is all good, and sticks to it! Spiritual resolve is harvested from the soil of humility, which surrenders what we think we see and know, for what God is and does.