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The Holy Scriptures speak frequently of God's living, active presence as Life. Divine Life is the source of our liveliness.

During my growing-up years, whenever I mentioned to anyone that I was a Christian Scientist, more often than not the response was, "Oh, you don't believe in doctors!" In those situations I always endeavored to leave the individual with a clearer idea of what Christian Scientists do believe. Through the years, having been healed many times through Christian Science treatment, I have recognized that while those practicing this Science do not seek medical help, they do indeed have a Physician.

An essential element of Christian healing was vividly illustrated in the city of Dothan over three millenniums ago. See II Kings 6:8-17.

We all need to make decisions. And when we do, it is important to yield to God, divine Mind, who is forever supplying the good and the guidance that enable us to decide rightly.

We seem to live in a random world of endless bits and pieces, each not much connected with anything else. Yet the more spiritually scientific we become, and the more spiritually-minded, the more we can find meaning where we believed there was none.

It didn't matter whether horse races were enjoyable or occasionally profitable. What did matter was understanding God's invariable goodness.

When I was about eight years old, our family went on a vacation to the beach. In front of our cabin was a boardwalk that led to a beachfront store.

Last summer over two hundred young Christian Scientists visited the Christian Science Center in Boston. They came from Newfound and Owatonna camps in Maine, and from branch churches in various parts of the country where the young people and local members had worked together to raise the money needed for the trip.

After a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures was shared with this writer from Japan, she found that her health and the well-being of her family immediately improved. Her family experienced many healings, and she is now healing others through prayer.

I was in an airplane, flying over a large city at night. As I gazed at the beautiful twinkling lights below, this thought came to me: "You are looking at a crime-free city!" I was astounded, and wondered how this teeming city, filled with people having diverse beliefs and standards of morality, could be crime-free.