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A sense of purpose is essential to everything we do, whether we're faced with an important decision, searching for deeper meaning in our lives, or just looking for inspiration. Each of us can probably think of a time when gaining a clear sense of purpose made the accomplishment of a daunting task possible.

Suppose you are interviewing new applicants for membership in your branch church. When you sit face to face with someone braced for questions about his or her spiritual stance, you can lean on the steadying guidance Mary Baker Eddy gives in a letter written to her Church about "receiving or dismissing candidates" for membership.

At a meeting of our lecture committee in a Christian Science branch church, the very effective first-time chairman told of an insight she'd had recently about lectures. It was tempting for me to think or even say, "Oh, I thought about that forty years ago—and over and over again while on at least eleven lecture committees since that time.

Recently we toured countries where large cities of ancient civilizations had been excavated and restored. We saw many ruins of statues and temples of worship—structures of tremendous size and architectural beauty —all built to worship the gods and goddesses of mythology.

Have you ever been involved in a building project? If so, you've undoubtedly known the satisfaction of watching a building take shape, of seeing a project move through various stages from an architectural rendering to a completed structure. There's another kind of building, however, that deserves our thoughtful consideration: spiritual building.

The Christian Science Organization (CSO) at the University of Houston invited the high-school juniors and seniors from the Christian Science Sunday Schools in the Houston area to a get-acquainted party. The following is an excerpt from a talk shared with the group.

Daily study of the weekly Lesson-Sermon is an important element in the systematic spiritual growth of every student of Christian Science. The Lessons are published in the Christian Science Quarterly , and the twenty-six subjects were chosen by Mary Baker Eddy.

I can remember, in the early stages of learning algebra, entering the classroom and being overwhelmed by a problem the teacher had written on the blackboard. It was gigantic, having many facets and taking up most of the board.

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

Whatever may be discordant in our experience has a mental basis. This is because thought is objectified in experience.