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Some years ago a friend of mine moved from a small town, which had only one Church of Christ, Scientist, to a large metropolitan area that had several. My friend enthusiastically informed me that she was working near Second Church of Christ, Scientist, which she assumed was probably a fairly good church, being ranked second.

Sometimes we may believe that we're unable to pray for ourselves or someone else because we feel uninspired, discouraged, confused, or even too afraid to pray. We've probably all had those feelings at one time or another.

The Bible tells us that Christ Jesus once encountered in a synagogue a man "which had a spirit of an unclean devil. "  See Luke 4:33-36.

Manuel M. Alves, writing from Canada, shares some of his experiences.

At the back of this magazine, a directory lists names of individuals engaged in the public healing ministry of Christian Science. While any sincere student of this Science may practice spiritual healing, individuals advertising in The Christian Science Journal are those who are engaged in no other vocation, have an established record of healing, and have met the standards required for listing.

The more someone learns about and practices the Science of Christianity, the less he or she feels that life is merely of the earth. As people progress spiritually, they naturally trust in God—in Spirit—more, and matter less.

How many of us equate holiness of thought with wholeness of body? Do we think of ourselves as complete, whole, and holy? Often the media stress anything but the pure, wholesome elements of existence. This trend is unfortunately more harmful to society than is generally realized.

This series of articles focuses on the healings brought about by Mary Baker Eddy. These healings began in her childhood and continued throughout her life.

Let's say that you have firmly decided to pray and to study the Bible and the teachings of Christian Science until a physical difficulty yields. But after a while you feel you've done enough and decide to watch television.

Praying for others, as people awakening to prayer's effectiveness are increasingly doing, is certainly impelled by a sincere desire to help. It's important to recognize, though, that healing prayer in its truest sense involves something other than reshaping a familiar material world—even to benign ends.