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One time I went on an annual camp-out trip with a large group of elementary school students and their parents. It was an exciting fall weekend to welcome new families and take time for freedom from our urban environment, to enjoy the beauty of nature in the wooded mountains, looking out on a beautiful, clear lake.

Many of us have heard that admonition. Though sometimes the message is delivered sarcastically, and most often to men, the speaker has observed behavior lacking in courage or honesty and is exhorting that person to face up to a situation or confrontation.

In the English language there is the expression “staying on the straight and narrow. ” It’s often understood to mean sticking to moral principles rather than indulging in unethical and immoral behavior.

Experience has taught me that it is helpful, especially when a problem appears entrenched, to turn completely away from error and begin living the insights and instruction that result from consecrated prayers. I remember one time, as a new student of Christian Science, visiting a Christian Science practitioner to get some guidance.

The Scriptures consistently emphasize that God is one —as in “I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King” ( Isa. 43:15 ).

Among the childhood memories that made a deep impression on Mary Baker Eddy were visits paid to her family home in New Hampshire by some of the leading Protestant ministers of New England. Many years later she would say of them that they were men of kindness and rectitude, “.

We’ve all probably heard of the concept of original sin, which is from the story of Adam and Eve in the Bible.   In the book of Genesis, the world is described as a perfect paradise, up until the first sin was committed, when Adam and Eve disobeyed the Lord and ate the forbidden apple.

I know I’m not the only one who loves the story of Jesus turning water into wine. Its multilayered implications that the Christ is present in every moment resonates sweet promise.

When I was 12 years old and chose for myself to go to the Christian Science Sunday School, my interest in God got a real focus. I had been able to see and experience many healings through prayer in my family, so this decision to go to Sunday School was a natural step.

Christian Science Sunday School was dear to me growing up, and I loved learning about Mary Baker Eddy in class. I remember bringing questions to my teachers and receiving complete and satisfying answers, sometimes involving extensive research on their part! This learning in Sunday School proved to be a refuge for me in life.