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Toward the end of last year, the Christian Science Committee on Publication for Illinois participated in a three-day American Academy of Family Physicians Scientific Assembly at McCormick Place in Chicago. There was a record attendance of almost 20,000.

" In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. " See Acts 3:1-8 These words rang out as the people were gathering at the Temple in Jerusalem to pray.

Television meteorologists in our city were warning of an approaching hurricane. I prayed when I heard this forecast as I am sure many others did.

The theme of this year's three-day congress of Vision New England, a 110-year-old association of Christians and churches, was "A Heart to Know God. " Many of the workshops dealt with questions of achieving balance in our lives, as journal Features Editor Kim Shippey reports.

Balance is sought by more than the circus tightrope walker. We're all more at ease when we strike a comfortable balance between employment and family demands, between lightheartedness and seriousness, between income and expenditure, and so on.

For some years my wife and I lived in a lovely wooded area, and near our driveway were two slender pine trees. One winter we had a heavy, wet snowfall, and under the load of snow both trees bent low to the ground.

We should regularly find inspiration, heartwarming fellowship, and a great sense of purpose through committing ourselves to serving Church. At times, though, it may seem as if this very commitment stirs up a hornet's nest of problems.

A new era—an age-old quest In commenting on the recent public demand for books on practical spirituality, a Los Angeles bookstore owner was quoted as saying: "This is really just a new era of an old age.

When my sister and I were in our early teens, our mother would often take us to a ranch where we could ride horses. Since we were considered too young to go off on our own, we had to ride inside a stadium.

Every insight into the nature of God brings us closer to seeing our full potential and perfection as His image and likeness. Each new insight helps us to express more fully our true, spiritual nature and consequently brings healing—improves our humanhood.