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As the vital role of women in culture, business, art, and politics is celebrated anew each year in the United States—where March is designated as Women's History Month—Mary Baker Eddy is increasingly being recognized as a pioneer with an enduring and powerful message that is still relevant. Mary Baker Eddy's historic accomplishments were achieved in many fields traditionally dominated by men.

In honor of Women's History Month in the United States, the Journal offers this first installment of a two part discussion of Biblical women and of women inspired by the models of womanhood found in the Scriptures. The discussion, adapted from a talk given in 1997, emphasizes the spirituality that gave women of the Bible a spirit of courage and vision and that still can enliven women and men today.

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.