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It was a Sunday morning. I arrived at church early to take my post as usher, ready to greet newcomers as well as our regular attendees.

I sat alone at one point, praying something like, “Wow, I honestly thought I’d do okay at this parenting thing, but God, I feel like I am messing up and I really, really need Your guidance right now to help these kids. ” In the Bible, the Apostle Paul said, “When I am weak, then am I strong” ( II Corinthians 12:10 ).

As a teenager , I was working above a new display of soda pop at my job in a grocery store when some bottles exploded, sending shards of glass into my face and eyes. Soon after, I sat alone in a hospital emergency room waiting for my mother to arrive to authorize medical treatment because I was a minor.

At The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, the Office of the Publisher’s Agent for Mary Baker Eddy’s Writings regularly receives inquiries and suggestions related to translations of this author’s books. Also received are inquiries about various non-English translations of the Bible.

In an article titled “Follow the Science?” New York Times columnist David Leonhardt observes, “Many people have come to believe that expert opinion is a unitary, omniscient force. That’s the assumption behind the phrases ‘follow the science’ and ‘what the science says.

Is there a way that divisions in the world can be healed? Yes!  In Genesis, chapter one, God creates light and divides it from the darkness. Then He creates a firmament to “divide the waters from the waters” ( verse 6 ).

Having wealth means security to many people. But as the Bible points out, “Riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away” ( Proverbs 23:5 ).

“A soft answer turneth away wrath,” says the Bible ( Proverbs 15:1 ). In other words, meekness is more sensible than a contest of wills.

This article is part of a series appearing periodically in the Journal , the Christian Science Sentinel , and The Herald of Christian Science . Each article aims to correct some misconception about Christian Science that would keep us from having the results we so desire as spiritual healers.

No, this article isn’t about coupons. It’s about lives and relationships being freed from blame.