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MY FIRST EXPERIENCE with silent prayer occurred when I was quite young. Our family was attending an important dinner, and before we ate, the hostess invited us to engage in silent prayer.

IN AN ARTICLE entitled "Truth versus Error," in Miscellaneous Writings, Mary Baker Eddy stated, "My life, consecrated to humanity through nameless suffering and sacrifice, furnishes its own proof of my practice. "   Mis.

I SMILED WHEN THIS SAYING APPEARED several years ago on a line of recreational clothing. It's an upbeat, positive declaration.

LAST YEAR'S MOVIE For the Love of the Game takes place during a baseball game where the star pitcher has found himself in "the Zone" and is pitching a perfect game to end his career. In the dugout, his teammates won't even sit next to him for fear of interrupting his mental balance aqnd taking him out of "the Zone.

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is a book a that presents a way to live a life of greater spiritual peace, happiness, and healing. For many it is a reference book for life.

ONE DAY SOME YEARS AGO, a good friend wasn't feeling well and asked me to pray for her. I agreed, but immediately felt swamped by doubts.

WHEN I PUSH Aunt Engie's wheelchair through the church lobby or a shopping mall, some folks steer a wide path around us. I just look at them and smile.

I'VE LIVED IN WHITE SUBURBIA most of my life, and over the years I've had only a handful of friends who aren't white. I'd like that to change.

THE PAINTER HENRI MATISSE described color as magnificence. You don't have to be a painter to know what he means.

" WHOSE CHILD are you?" In my native village in Edo State, Nigeria, you don't answer this question simply by giving your family name. The question is meant to draw out your ancestry.