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AS THE CHILD of Jewish holocaust survivors growing up in post-World War II Europe, in what was a predominantly Christian society, I lived in an environment of what you might call "perceived hatred. " Over the years, I did hear anti-Semitic comments made in my presence, as well as hearing of anti-Semitism in the news.

There's a word missing from the Mangelsdorf family dictionary. A word that, more often than not, invades sentences as a verb.

IT'S THE INTERNET, PERHAPS . Or maybe it's the concept of "global village" that's helped us embrace the world more closely.

THE THOUGHT THAT AWAKENED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT was a shocking one: "Your mother is dead!" The strength of the idea frightened me; her death seemed very real, so real that I cried and had a nearly uncontrollable feeling of despair. At the time, I was working in eastern Turkey as an assistant photojournalist.

AS A LITTLE GIRL , I loved lying on the dock at our summer cabin and looking up at the stars in the dark night sky. I felt very small, but not insignificant.

AS EASTER COMES AND GOES EACH YEAR , thoughts about the resurrection always stay with me. Now, as in at least the first few centuries after Jesus' triumph over death, people hold verying views of it.

Around the globe, predictions of a possible bird flu pandemic have made people increasingly fearful of birds. But divine Love has given us the antidote for all fear in this simple text from First John: "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear.

Understanding the control which Love held over all, Daniel felt safe in the lions' den, and Paul proved the viper to be harmless. All of God's creatures, moving in the harmony of Science, are harmless, useful, indestructible.

ELEANOR RUSSELL HAD LIVED ALONE for many years, and she valued her independence. But when this resident of The Woodlands, Texas, began to have trouble with her eyesight and realized that she should no longer be driving, it was clear that something needed to change.

The biggest surprise for Russ Gerber during this month's interview with Brian Talcott (p. 16) was how much the two men have in common.