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Divine Mind, being infinite, never repeats itself. Hence the promise in the book of Revelation, “Behold, I make all things new” ( 21:5 ).

When an earthquake occurs, whole buildings can be shaken off of their foundations and collapse. So, it also seems we can be shaken when disaster touches our lives and rocks us to the very core.

After living in an apartment connected to my parents’ house during graduate school, it was time to move out on my own. I wanted to live alone near my university, yet, after much searching it became clear that in order to afford renting a home in this area, I needed to find roommates.

When I was a young Christian Scientist, I used to get up at 5:00 a. m.

I once knew a Christian Science practitioner who seemed always near the phone taking calls for the practice. I asked her, “Do you spend all your time thinking about God?” She replied, “Actually, my prayers are most effective when I think as God.

The word God is such a tiny simple word, and yet if we think of all it implies, the immensity of what we behold is so tremendous that we stand in awe at what we see. I certainly stood in awe when I found myself in a life-threatening situation one extremely cold, dark winter’s evening.

Every Sunday morning, I get ready and rush to beat the traffic in Nairobi to attend the weekly service at my branch Church of Christ, Scientist. When I arrive there, we all sit together as we wait for the Readers to share the Christian Science Lesson-Sermon with the congregation.

At a time when news reports still refer regularly to the worldwide “credit crunch,” I’ve been remembering the many times in my own experience when challenging situations have been overcome by applying the truths taught in Christian Science. At one point in my husband’s career, the firm he worked for was threatened with bankruptcy due to a global recession.

Having taught grades kindergarten through university, I often pray briefly before I enter a classroom. This simple mental act has helped me recognize the Christ, the true manifestation of the one Mind, God, to be the basis of the teaching in each classroom.

One morning, during my daily bicycle ride, I followed the usual trail. At one point along my route there is a.