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The evening following Jesus’ crucifixion must have been very difficult for his disciples. Everything seemed lost.

As a small child , loving Christian Science, I thought of myself as a Christian Scientist. Both of my parents had grown up going to Christian Science Sunday School and relied on Christian Science for all our needs.

When I was in graduate school, I used to go to the Reading Room in a nearby town to read the weekly Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly.   One day, I noticed a woman there in the study room with the Quarterly open and the marked Lesson books in front of her (the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy).

There’s a lot going on in the world right now, and sometimes it can feel daunting to know where to even begin my prayers. How can I pray for my family, my community, and the world when I feel like the challenges I need to deal with in my own life are enough? Yet, I’ve realized that the ideas I pray with concerning a personal situation can be just as applicable to community or world issues.

“It’s time to spiritualize thought. ” These words resounded within me as I worked on a complicated professional undertaking that affected many people.

Whenever we pray the Lord’s Prayer with its spiritual interpretation (see Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, pp. 16–17 ), we encounter the phrase “Adorable One.

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.

In the quest to progress in the spiritual understanding and demonstration of Christian Science, the chapter entitled “Christian Science Practice” in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is an indispensable resource. It provides inspiration and guidance.

What does it mean to express unfathomable Mind, God? It means thought is unconfined, illimitable, unbounded, and ever expanding. This immeasurable Mind is infinitely vast, without beginning or ending.

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.