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In Science and Health Mrs. Eddy affirms that divine healing is "an essential element of Christianity.

As the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Dunmore, Lady Victoria Murray was born into the world of British titled society. But life for this goddaughter of Queen Victoria took a new direction when she, along with other family members, began the study of Christian Science in 1894.

While my husband and I were visiting some famous caves one day, we reached a large open area where we were told to stand still while the guide switched off the lights. The darkness was intense.

When I was a little girl and was ready to start school for the first time, I was reluctant to leave home. I felt frightened and insecure.

To most people, identifying someone as "a person of substance" means he or she has material wealth and material possessions, such as a fine house, cars, stocks, position, or title. Was Jesus a man of substance? By every spiritual measurement he was the most substantial man who ever lived.

For several hours I had labored at unloading large cartons after a move from one state to another. As I eagerly sought respite and rest, I found myself thinking that I was exhausted.

We read in the Bible about a man—apparently a good man—who came to inquire of Christ Jesus how to obtain eternal life. He had done the right things, kept the Commandments, from the time he was young.

Whether at a shopping mall, on a college campus, or in the foyer of a church, a bulletin board is a great place for people to share information. You can learn a lot about an active community from reading local bulletin boards.

How often we use symbols and similes, metaphors and analogies, in our effort to communicate specific meanings! All language is symbolic, employing sounds and markings as words, which are themselves symbols of meanings or ideas. Meaning, from the most straightforward to the most delicate nuance, is constantly being revised and extended as words are used in new associations or as fresh words are coined to name or describe new things or actions.

For many of us it is pretty easy to see and accept that God is perfect. We may have more trouble, however, with the concept of man's being perfect right now.