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In this Sentinel  Watch podcast, adapted for print, David Brown talks with Margaret Rogers, a Christian Science practitioner and teacher from Berkeley, California. To hear the podcast, visit  sentinel.

We all want to be known and understood accurately for the good we do, and a name or title can foster that understanding. There are many instances throughout the Bible where names and titles reflect the spiritual vision and enlightenment of an individual.

Did you know that you have a sacred contract with God? The Bible refers to it as a covenant. God’s covenants present His promises to His beloved children, including each of us.

Did you know that God wants you to be safe, protected, healthy, and well?  The Bible records Christ Jesus as saying he was doing the “will of the Father which hath sent me” ( John 5:30 ), and he healed countless individuals, even raising some from the dead. In one instance, when a leprous man sought healing from him, the Bible relates that “Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean.

Some years ago, a church position was vacant that needed to be filled. I was only partially qualified for it, but as I prayed about it, I was led to volunteer until a fully qualified person was found.

In the Preface of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures , which sets forth the divine Science of Mind-healing that Jesus practiced, Mary Baker Eddy wrote, “Future ages must declare what the pioneer has accomplished” ( p. vii ).

“How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand” (Psalms 139:17, 18, New International Version). Knowing that God, divine Mind, is forever communicating to us and that God’s thoughts are revelatory and unstoppable is truly liberating.

Jesus’ baptism concluded with “a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” ( Matthew 3:17 ). Immediately following this, and just before the start of his healing mission, Jesus went into the wilderness for an extended period of time.

All too often , we confront problems that involve conflicts—within the family, in the workplace, or even within ourselves. While humanity has devised a number of mechanisms for settling disputes—such as courts and tribunals, arbitration procedures, and other mechanisms for bringing people together harmoniously—I’ve found that true peace is obtained only when a radical change takes place in the consciousness of the parties involved.

As a teenager , I attended a church that taught that everyone is a miserable sinner. I often cried myself to sleep at night, thinking I was a horrible person steeped in sin.