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It had been a difficult Wednesday with a number of business appointments that did not go well. I arrived home late for dinner, just an hour before our Christian Science church's Wednesday testimony meeting was to begin.

In answer to the question " How would you define Christian Science? " its Discoverer, Mary Baker Eddy, responds, "As the law of God, the law of good, interpreting and demonstrating the divine Principle and rule of universal harmony. "   Rudimental Divine Science , p.

Last month's segment included the mountaintop experience of the transfiguration. However, further lessons on discipleship await Jesus' followers—lessons that will take them from that mountaintop right down to the valley, where they will be confronted with difficult demons and attitudes on greatness.

Can you have a relationship with God? How?—from an inquirer to the home page of the Church of Christ, Scientist The wonderful thing is that your relation to God already exists! The question is not can you relate to God, but how can you see more clearly the unbreakable relation we each already have. Our relation to God is built into His nature and ours; as the Bible explains, God is our Parent, loving us, providing for us, and always with us.

In celebrating the centennial year of The Christian Science Publishing Society, the Journal recognizes the many behind-the-scenes sacrifices involved in carrying out its healing mission. To illustrate, here is a brief excerpt from an early employee's reminiscence, one of several being published this year.

Before you say "no!" in response to the title of this article, and turn the page, you might consider the definition of the word worship . To worship means "to show religious devotion or reverence for; adore or venerate as a deity" The Christian Scientist thinks of God as infinite, all-powerful Spirit, as divine Mind.

What if you were feeling far from God-lonely, confused, perhaps alienated or separated from loved ones? Could you still pray to God for comfort and help and expect a meaningful answer? It's reassuring to know that we can find clear answers through prayer, through opening our thought to and affirming our Father-Mother God's presence and omnipotence. As we do this, we begin to feel our oneness with Him.

A clergyman friend once told me how his mother, a devout Christian, always tithed to her church. They had an apple orchard and sold most of their apples.

Are you a caregiver? Many people find themselves in this role today, whether it be for small children, elderly relatives, friends, or someone with special needs. Also, many governmental and private organizations exist to provide for the needs of senior citizens at one end of the spectrum, and at the other, for young children of working parents.

The concept of innocence being powerful might sound anomalous in the context of the world's perception of strength. We may even think of innocence as weakness.