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It used to be a far more common practice for newspapers and magazines (including the Journal and the Christian Science Sentinel) to publish excerpts from Sunday sermons. From time to time the Journal and Sentinel continue this practice, which began when the magazines were founded by Mary Baker Eddy.

The World Service of The Christian Science Monitor I appreciate your accurate news program and enjoy all your broadcasts, but I'm really keen on your "Moments for Reflection. " Why I appreciate so much this program? Because it helps me to understand the Bible in our contemporary world.

There comes a time, after we've accepted the basic truths of Christian Science and experienced healing through prayer, when deep gratitude wells up, and we yearn to serve the Cause. This upwelling of gratitude is natural, and we find branch churches ready to oblige, for the need is great.

The world needs healing. Surely our Church has an active role in this healing, but are we always clear about how this should take place? Praying to understand better the nature of the real work we have to do, we may find ourselves asking two distinct questions: What did Mrs.

In every city and community throughout the world, people face what could look like insuperable obstacles and unsolvable challenges. They often take on these challenges with incredible courage and resourcefulness.

Recently, we spoke with several men and women who are in the full-time public healing practice of Christian Science. We asked about their early years in this ministry, and about how they had come to devote their lives to helping others through prayer.

When was the last time someone asked you about Christian Science and you felt uneasy with the question? Or perhaps you welcomed the opportunity to talk, but the right words could not be found. You thought long after the opportune moment had gone, I wish I had thought of that point earlier.

Probably all of us will admit that something can only be true if it can be proved to correspond with the facts. But determining the truth of a situation is not always easy.

In my early years of the study of Christian Science, I had many fine healings. But there was one major problem that had not been healed.

As we grow in our understanding of Christian Science, we increasingly learn how to discern between the God-bestowed, permanent qualities of Spirit and the transient claims of matter. This discernment separates the real from the unreal, the spiritual from the material, and proves the spiritual to be eternal.