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Certain "facts" of human nature tend to sap one's sense of well-being, adventure, and joy. A main culprit is anxiety, especially, perhaps, over money.

When I was a child, my heart was always deeply touched by the Hans Christian Andersen story entitled "The Ugly Duckling. " Even today this story moves me because it is so symbolic of much of human experience.

Imagine yourself for a moment in the Original Mother Church at the Sunday service on May 26, 1895. Midway during the service, Mary Baker Eddy unexpectedly enters at the rear entrance of the auditorium.

I was expecting a baby! And the Christian Science practitioner I'd called was as delighted with the news as my husband and I were. But as she and I prayed together, I began to realize that while there was something fascinating and delightful developing within me, to view it spiritually was to realize that there was absolutely nothing physical or materially structural about God's creation.

Centuries ago the Psalmist wrote, "Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me?" Many nowadays have similar thoughts when overwhelmed by problems and difficulties. But the Psalmist continued, "Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

When young birds come of age they normally find their wings and leave the nest for good. The parents and fledglings are then free.

The fact that we cannot go to all of the children in our world, give them each a hug, find out and meet the individual need, should not persuade us that our loving concern and prayer are not going to bring healing. The prayer that unites with omnipotent Love is always effective.

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.

This isn't a workshop on communication skills. It won't try to outline how to present "correct" or "airtight" explanations of Christian Science, nor will it be a lesson in "witnessing" or outreach in the evangelistic sense.

" The rise of hope and the decline of despair explain the decline in death . " The trends in longevity discussed in this excerpt from a book review may not be surprising to Christian Scientists.