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The Mother Church receives many appreciative letters and e-mails each year from new members of the Church. Nathan Talbot, the Clerk of The Mother Church, received the following e-mail from a new member, a former  Trappist monk who is currently employed in environmental services at a hospital and is aspiring to be a Christian Science nurse.

We have all the love we will ever need in God’s divine economy.

Facing down the seeming reality of the material senses with Truth.

Pain is eliminated when we understand that thought, not the body, produces it, and that pain is no part of the divine Mind, God, whom we reflect.

The starting point of prayer.

God never creates a parasite—or a parasitic thought.

A new view of a Bible story reveals a clearer understanding of God's mothering love for His creation.

For most people, the atonement is a difficult theological concept. “Please explain it to me,” is a fairly common request.

Q: What if one has a desire to devote more time to the Christian Science healing practice but is struggling to find the time? A: Instead of thinking of going into the healing practice as a process, simply begin to practice. Let your love for God and humanity overcome the fear of lack of time or ability.

Maximum security cell block —Oregon State Penitentiary, summer of 1987. It was noisy and chaotic, but my fellow branch church member—a Christian Science healer and chaplain—moved along, cell by cell, with great calm.