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Many years ago I was on a long railway journey. On the seat opposite me was a mother with her young son.

As a young boy, I was a reluctant Sunday School pupil. My mother and father would cajole, encourage, persuade.

Can humanity cope with the problems resulting from changing concepts of family life? Are the cords of love that have given the family coherence in the past strong enough and long enough to hold it together now? The search for the answer must continue until home and all relationships rest on a wholly spiritual basis. The spiritual reality and power of the teaching in Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, create a natural spiritual atmosphere for home and family life; comfort, wisdom, resourcefulness, and love give thorough coherence and specific guidance, but not merely through human reasoning.

A Reader's lessons People learn a great deal during church services. Here's the experience of a Reader in a Church of Christ, Scientist, who's learning right along with the congregation.

Public opening of The Mother Church Bible Collection On November 13 and 14, 1991, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, hosted an early celebration of National Bible Week (November 24-December 1). Scholars, curators, community leaders, and employees of The Mother Church were present at the opening of the Church's historical Bible Collection.

When we are healed by turning to God through prayer, our gratitude is immeasurable. In fact, we may find ourselves thanking God many times.

At a time when we are confronted daily with decisions by governments of different types around the world, and at a time when it appears that even well-intentioned government decisions can hurt the citizens, it is important to ask: Which laws are we subject to? Whose laws protect and take care of us? For many years I lived under a communist regime that did not allow freedom of worship or open dissent from official government policies. This, of course, was in conflict with my most conscientious thoughts about God.

A friend of mine commented recently, "Church work isn't hardware, as most people think; it's all software!" What my friend was pointing out was that the primary key to our success as a Church does not merely depend upon the building, the paperwork, or committee meetings. Rather, the success of our Church hinges upon the inward purification and regeneration of our own individual thought and lives, and the willingness to bring those fruits to bear on all that we do.

What an experience to catch the vision of spiritual truth for the first time! It changes our lives. We don't feel the same about things and other people.

My father was a jocund man, sparkling with good humor and wit, adept at telling funny stories. He was a pharmacist, and one of his stores was in the poorer section of town.