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What is happening when a Christian Science practitioner is asked for help through prayer? Is somebody with a holy thought causing something to happen for somebody with a not-so-holy thought? Such a concept would put Christian Science treatment on a personal basis, even perhaps implying that from time to time we need an intermediary to gain access to God. That belief would deny the office and mission of the Christ, the divine healing influence in human consciousness.

Recently it became more widely known around our town that a huge aquifer lay right underneath us. This meant that the town and surrounding area were situated over a pure water supply, held in the porous rock and gravel underground.

Have you ever thought about eternal Life, Life that never begins and never ends, the continuity of being, perpetuating all true individuality? Christ Jesus illustrated this eternal Life. Through the healing word of Truth and through his mighty works, he clearly showed to mankind that God is Life and that God, Life, is ever present.

If we have done the wrong thing, we naturally desire to make amends. But when we strive to do right and others blame us or our religion for what is wrong, how do we respond? The Bible tells us, "What glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

Christian Science heals much more than disease, pain, and deterioration. With spiritual healing comes regeneration that leaves us better morally and spiritually as well as sound mentally and physically Sometimes we become so intent on getting rid of sickness that we overlook the more important healing that is occurring.

What motivates someone to devote full time to the practice of Christian Science? I feel it was divine impulsion in my case. Here's how it came about many years ago.

Never should we underestimate the power underlying the apparent simplicity of Christ Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount.  See Matt.

Recently a friend asked me to help him find another person in a crowded room. I told him where the person was, describing her location in the room in relation to chairs, doors, and other people nearby.

What makes a student of Christian Science decide to become a member of The Mother Church? In my case it was the example of fellow students in the Christian Science organization at the university I was attending. Reports of healing, of solving problems through prayer, of inspiration received, were so encouraging that I began to understand that I could practice Christian Science myself, instead of relying mainly on my dad to pray for me as I had done before.

Imagine sitting quietly, listening to God tell you of His nature and of man's true meaning and purpose, as a child listens attentively while a parent reads to him. Readers of the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, often have felt they are doing what amounts to just this.