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"Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. " These words of Peter's, affirming his unwavering loyalty to Christ Jesus, were spoken the night of the last supper.

When joining The Mother Church, each applicant signifies that he subscribes to the Tenets and Rules of the Church, as set down by Mrs. Eddy.

What could be more fundamental to the life of a Christian than prayer? Yet I've often found myself challenged by the question: "Just how do we pray?" Since childhood I've been familiar with the Lord's Prayer given in Christ Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, and the spiritual sense and effectiveness of this prayer have blessed my life over and over again. Yet the Gospels also report that Jesus often spent much time in prayer, even all night, and the Gospel of John illustrates that his prayers were certainly not limited to repetition of the words of the Lord's Prayer.

With the challenges going on around the world—hunger, regional wars, hostage crises, crime, the threat of nuclear war—one might believe that there is nothing an individual can do to help. How can I help to bring peace to the world? How can I help to avoid hostage crises? How can I reduce crime in my city? All these questions point to a caring heart that is receptive to a better way of solving our human problems.

Whether we are simply walking down the street for a loaf of bread or hopping from continent to continent, we're all travelers. Coming and going is an aspect of living for almost everyone.

Though I have studied Christian Science all my life, it was only recently that I had ever read through consecutively our textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy.

This question is asked whenever officers, executive board members, or Readers are elected in my branch Church of Christ, Scientist. Has this question ever been put to you, too? Were you so surprised that you squirmed and hesitated with the answer? Or maybe right after the first or second ballot, when you heard that several votes had been cast for your name, you preferred to say right away, "Please don't elect me!" In the Bible, the book of Judges tells how an angel was sent to Gideon to inform him that God had chosen him to free the people of Israel from their enemies.

Life is very precious indeed. And how important it is for us to understand the essential nature of existence.

One of the problems in today's society is a feeling of restlessness. Many people feel a hunger for something beyond themselves—for affection, for experience, for what they call life.

In a single sentence, of touching tenderness, in the Manual of The Mother Church , Mrs. Eddy describes the origin of her Church: "In the spring of 1879, a little band of earnest seekers after Truth went into deliberations over forming a church without creeds, to be called the 'Church of Christ, Scientist.