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Three years ago , my husband and I became parents. Like most parents who are preparing for the arrival of their first child, everything in our experience was new, from having to decide on the baby items we would need, to doing all the organizational things necessary to get ready for a newborn.

It’s not unusual for me to find myself humming music I’ve been practicing, even several days after I’ve performed that song at a church service. Whatever the music happens to be, if I enjoyed it or if it inspired me, there are times when I have been not only uplifted but physically healed by it.

In a recent Christian Science Quarterly Bible Lesson, the familiar story of Eve listening to the suggestion of the serpent hit me like a bolt of lightning. In Genesis 3, the serpent subtly draws Eve into a dialogue that results in both Eve and Adam eating fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil—fruit that the Lord God had said would make them mortal (see verses 1–6 ).

As have many Christian Scientists, I have shared the textbook of Christian Science, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, with those unfamiliar with it. Many recipients expressed deep gratitude for the healing influence this book brought to their lives.

“No problem” is an expression often heard nowadays, usually delivered with a reassuring smile. And who doesn’t appreciate the positive, can-do attitude it conveys? But considered from a spiritual standpoint, this familiar phrase has a significance that goes far beyond human helpfulness.

“I will come and heal him. ” These words, spoken by Christ Jesus to a Roman commander who had sought him to heal his ailing servant, were more than a simple response to a desperate appeal.

Perhaps nothing is more baffling to the human mind than to hear that suffering or sickness isn’t real. How can something we see with our eyes or feel through our physical senses not be actual? An in-depth look at three concepts helps clarify this truth: illusion, delusion, and confusion.

Many consider the healing works of Christ Jesus and his disciples to be miracles from a long-gone era that are not relevant today. Christian Science offers a different understanding.

A genuine love for Christ Jesus is a good start in following him. But we can’t stop there if we would experience the kingdom of heaven and all its harmony on earth.

When my family and I were in the airport, heading home from a Christmas vacation, my husband and I were directed to different security lines due to his frequent flyer status. He and our son were routed through the express security line, while our third-grade daughter and I stayed in the regular line.