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Do you love the Christ enough to put in words the inspiration that has come to you through the Christ-power, to share that inspiration by writing for the Christian Science periodicals?" That has always been an easy question for me to answer—an unqualified "Yes!" "But do you love the Christ enough to keep writing even when your manuscripts have been turned down?" For many years that was a much harder question to answer, because pride of authorship and hurt feelings kept getting in the way. However, I kept submitting articles on a regular basis for thirty years.

Mary Baker Eddy's discovery that 'the healing power is Truth and Love, and these do not fail in the greatest emergencies'   Miscellaneous Writings, p. 5.

When I was in my early teens, a dentist expressed concern over the overcrowding of my teeth. The right eyetooth had failed to appear, and X-rays showed that it was lying diagonally above my other teeth.

The Bible Counsels Us, "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. " Phil.

I have very great reason to be grateful to Christian Science for the wonderful help and guidance I have received through its teachings. I first attended a Christian Science Sunday School about six and a half years ago, when I was sixteen, and since then have relied on the truth to overcome my every problem, whether mental or physical.

Appreciating one hundred years of spiritual insight and healing If we were at sea in a storm where all was confusion and imminent danger, and we were wise, we would keep calm and think and do the best thing possible to save the situation. We would resist the selfish temptation to yield our thoughts to the dread of shipwreck and death.

It is natural for every reader of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures to respond in Christian love to the needs of others. The book's message awakens and enriches this active love for God and His children.

In its ninety-year history, The Christian Science Monitor has won a fair share of journalism awards, including six Pulitzer Prizes. Perhaps more important, it has won readers' hearts to a fairer view of humanity, supplying realism that is both truthful and respectful.

The author worked for many years for an international aid organization, has lived in many countries, and has had contact with various nationalities and ethnic groups. The article originally appeared in The Herald of Christian Science (French Edition) in April 1997.

Some months ago a faculty member of the religion department at More-house College called me. He was taking a survey and asked, "Is your church integrated?" Taking a moment to measure the honesty of my reply, I was glad to answer, "Yes.