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Recently a friend of mine said that although he has been a student of Christian Science for some time and appreciates all that it teaches of spiritual reality, he still has difficulty thinking of matter as unreal. It seems so substantial, so all-pervasive.

I'll always remember the day, some years ago now, when the dedicatory statement of Miscellaneous Writings first grabbed my attention. Mary Baker Eddy dedicates the book "to LOYAL CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS.

I was fourteen at the time and a freshman in high school. I had been talking to my grandmother about my plans for life.

" How would you define animal magnetism?" I was asked this question while being interviewed for membership in a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, many years ago. Being rather new in my study of Christian Science, I frankly didn't know how to answer.

What a remarkable day it must have been. Christ Jesus spoke to thousands, delivering his message in the atmosphere of selfless, unspeakable love—with which he embraced all, wherever he went.

" Can Love be less than boundless?" Pulpit and Press, p. 3.

This series of articles focuses on the healings brought about by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. Some of these healings have not been published previously.

We cannot all be police officers on a beat, working to protect our society from crime and violence. But no matter what our situation is, we can definitely contribute to the moral and spiritual activity that alone can result in a safer, saner, more responsible populace.

" Maybe if I get a diagnosis, I might find out that my difficulty isn't what I think it is. Then I wouldn't be so afraid.

What does it mean to love enough? Love that is "enough" surely must be more than human emotion. Emotional "love" tends to be self-centered and changeable.