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We learn in Christian Science that each one of us is complete, made in the image and likeness of God, as the first chapter of Genesis in the Bible describes; and so we each fully include the male and female qualities of God. When my husband of fifty years passed on, I realized this understanding was going to have to be more than words.

When our Christian Science society decided to renovate our church building in 2021, we titled the central theme for the project “This Old Church,” a fond reference to a show in which old homes are restored and renovated. To us, this title described our labor of love and our church’s potential for renewal and revitalization.

I would like to express my gratitude for the immediate availability of divine help. Over and over I’ve been impressed by how quickly and powerfully prayer can bring healing.

Is there anyone who doesn’t want to experience freedom and love? The Bible assures us that we are “heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ,” and, as such, we may experience “the glorious liberty of the children of God” ( Romans 8:17, 21 ). Christ Jesus’ life exemplified the Love that is God, as well as the freedom found in knowing the truth.

Some disturbing things happened to a friend of mine when she was a child, and in early adulthood she found herself making choices that she later felt remorse about. And she wondered if those earlier traumas might be tied to some physical problems she was experiencing.

If we were all essentially physical entities, and if matter alone were real and causative, then there could be only one logical approach to preserving health, and that would involve material remedies. If, however, we are more than physical beings, then such a limited approach would be inadequate, and healing treatment would consist of gaining expanded views of our true nature as something other than a material machine.

Recently I met with a university student for ten weeks as part of her class assignment to interact with a senior citizen. She shared how she loved her theology class, and I shared how I love the Bible and the book that makes it so practical— Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.

Years ago, while working in a military hospital, I sat quietly in front of samples of blood reserves in my care to be given out in an emergency situation. Tests had been done on these samples, and the results looked fine.

It can feel as though there are a lot of challenges to church that weren’t there fifty or sixty years ago. Now, it’s no longer a given that most people are involved in a religious community.

Today the world is keenly aware of past wrongs. Events, conversations, photos, emails, social media posts, and text messages are being reexamined in the context of today’s social concerns.