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Are we checking the body for confirmation of healing?

After I graduated from college and began my professional career, I was given a copy of the Christian Science Sentinel. I didn’t know anything about Christian Science at the time.

The Bible often mentions compassion, many times in reference to Christ Jesus. It’s clear that the Master radiated this quality as he went about his daily work of teaching and healing.

Before healing two men of blindness, Jesus asked them: “Believe ye that I am able to do this?” They answered affirmatively: “Yea, Lord” (see Matthew 9:28 ).   Spiritual insight into these two words “Yea” and “Lord” has strengthened my practice of Christian Science healing.

The fourth chapter of the Gospel of John reports that Christ Jesus once spoke with a woman who had come to a well to draw water. Jesus explained to her that he could offer her “living water” that would permanently quench any thirst.

“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God” ( Psalms 20:7 ). I love this passage from the Bible.

It was supposed to be one of those simple drives into town—to drop off a package for mailing, pick up a loaf of bread, leave a bag of gently used clothes in a donation box.   I’ve learned, however, as a student of Christian Science, that even these so-called mundane tasks are often opportunities to learn more about one’s relationship to God—more about the healing nature of divine Love.

Whenever we pray the Lord’s Prayer with its spiritual interpretation (see Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, pp. 16–17 ), we encounter the phrase “Adorable One.

We all want to be known and understood accurately for the good we do, and a name or title can foster that understanding. There are many instances throughout the Bible where names and titles reflect the spiritual vision and enlightenment of an individual.

In the quest to progress in the spiritual understanding and demonstration of Christian Science, the chapter entitled “Christian Science Practice” in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is an indispensable resource. It provides inspiration and guidance.