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WHEN OUR CHILDREN WERE LITTLE, how easily they would take my hand or my husband's when we crossed the street, trusting that we would safely get them to the other side. Although our children are now grown, this experience came back to me in a very touching way.

SEVERAL YEARS AGO I got a call from a father for help. His young son had fallen from a tree house, injuring his ankle, and he asked if I would pray for the boy.

MARY BAKER EDDY KNEW from personal experience that Christian Science healing is effective when the healer is conscious of God as infinite Love and expresses that in his or her life. In the 50th edition of Science and Health, published in 1891, Mrs.

WHAT IS THE SCIENCE OF LOVE and what impact can the living of this love—even by one individual—have on one's life and the larger world around? The Bible story of Elisha at Dothan (see II Kings 6:8-23 ) offers a prime illustration of this divine power to practically and effectively resolve even the most dangerous conflict and bring safety and peace, not only to one or two people but to an entire region. PROTECTING POWER Elisha was a kind and gentle man, but he was also a spiritual tower.

WHAT KIND OF "relation" can a member of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, have with the Church's Pastor Emeritus, given that she has been deceased for nearly a century? The focus this month is not so much on historical detail as answering two questions: Why do the By-Laws constituting Article XXII of the Manual of The Mother Church (pp. 64–70) remain relevant and significant? And, did Mrs.

1. Years ago, Scott Putnam , his wife Gwen, and their two teens, moved from the United States to Florence, Italy, for two years.

A FEW YEARS AGO , I visited the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) site at Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju, South Korea. Out of breath after climbing the tall entrance stairs to the level of the temple bell, I made my way to a rock wall and collapsed on it to rest.

The Journal receives a number of contributions that, because of space constraints, we can't publish in full. In these pages, however, we can offer excerpts that we found inspiring and insightful—some spiritual "nuggets" worth tucking into thought.

MY DAD, MY TWO SISTERS, AND I LOADED UP THE CAR. I had just finished my freshman year, and my sister Darcey, her senior year, at the same college.

"I AM THE DOOR" ( John 10:9 ). What an unusual way for Christ Jesus to describe himself to his disciples.