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"WOW! You must have so much faith .

As a researcher in The Mary Baker Eddy Library, I naturally do a lot of reading of historical documents about Mrs. Eddy and the history of Christian Science.

An occasional column, recording insights and experiences from members of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship as they travel the world, speaking on Christian Science and its healing mission. IN LATE SUMMER of 2009, I traveled with my wife to Sylt, the northernmost of Germany's islands, where I had been invited to give a Christian Science lecture.

I TOOK MY FIRST DANCE class when I was six, and fell in love with dancing. As a senior in high school I was faced with the age-old question that visits every dancer—should I dance or go to college? My parents, quite literally, dragged me kicking and screaming through the college application process.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MET ME where I was in life at a time when I most needed direction. At eighteen, after years of emotional turmoil and feeling unloved, I left home and found myself alone in Philadelphia searching for answers.

WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN in high school, my family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. I got a part-time job working at a drug store on Indian School Road and every time I went to work I would pass this place with a sign out front that read, "Christian Science Church.

AFTER 26 YEARS OF MARRIAGE, my husband passed on unexpectedly. And although we'd been having difficulties in our relationship for the previous decade, I was feeling a greater sense of hopefulness in their resolution before his passing.

"THANKS, BUT WE NEED the strength of 10 .

WHEN I WAS IN SUNDAY SCHOOL, I had a teacher who stressed a point that has stayed with me all my life. Our class was at that wonderful age when "Why?" seemed to be our standard response to everything he said.

YEARS AGO A HIGH SCHOOL swim team in our area always performed exceptionally well. One or two swimmers on that team consistently came in first during local, district, or state meets.