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Last month's Journal included reports of how Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy changed the lives of three former members of the medical community In these reports two individuals—one from California and one from India—tell how they were able to reach out, through Christian Science lectures, to present the leaven of Truth to healers in hospitals and a medical school. The remaining individual tells how a renewed commitment to sharing Science and Health brought healing to her life and new vigor to her practice of Christian Science.

Meetings , whether in our work, our community, our church, or on a social level, provide frequent opportunities to deal with others. But what if we dislike or don't respect some of the people we meet? Once I had to attend a meeting I had wanted to avoid because, as a result of previous experiences, I felt I could neither trust nor respect some of the people scheduled to be there.

Many know Christ Jesus' parable about a father whose son left home, taking his inheritance to a distant country and wasting all he had on riotous living. Luke 15:11-24 Having spent everything, he found himself in a degrading position.

Recently , Birdia Churchwell, who is a member of the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, was asked to conduct a course on health care at the Southwest Regional Progressive National Baptist Convention in Los Angeles. In the past, such courses have been confined to basic first aid and life-saving techniques.

Christ Jesus taught: "No man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

It turned out to be one of those completely unexpected and, in time, unforgettable moments. My friend and I were window-shopping, and at one point we ended up in a bookstore where she waited in the front while I looked around.

Today we hear much about making choices and having the freedom to choose. Some choices are trivial; others are more important for our spiritual growth, health, and progress.

At the back of this magazine there is a directory of individuals engaged in the public healing ministry of Christian Science. We thought it might be helpful to Journal readers, and especially to those who are considering fuller engagement in Christian Science healing, to hear some of these practitioners share a few thoughts about how they got started in the full-time practice.

A virgin conceives and bears a son who will show mankind the way of salvation. Matt.

Mark 4:1-13 With crowds thronging his every move, Jesus ordained helpers, allowing for further expansion of his ministry. This action occasioned further divisions.