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A sickly and pampered three-year-old was invited by his Christian Scientist neighbors in 1914 to go to Sunday School. His mother was concerned about his behavior and was very surprised that he was allowed to come back to Sunday School after his first visit, as he was usually impossible even for her to deal with.
The rain that Wednesday evening didn't dim my enthusiasm for the opera I was planning to attend. It was an opera I had never seen, though I had heard the music often and loved it.
As we walked to our car one morning after teaching in the Christian Science Sunday School, someone who had attended the church called out to us: "We enjoyed visiting your church. The service was lovely and lively.
A branch church in Wisconsin recently had a lecture preparatory meeting that featured a panel discussion on peace. The lecture itself dealt with this topic.
Do we ever wonder why our intentions don't succeed though we strive to do our best? We may sense that something stands in the way of the demonstration or healing we are striving for. But are we watchful enough to recognize the obstacle, and are we willing to remove it radically? Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, told one of the workers in her household, "All I have ever accomplished has been done by getting Mary out of the way, and letting God be reflected.
Writing of obstetrics as understood in Christian Science, Mrs. Eddy includes this remarkable comment: "The new idea, conceived and born of Truth and Love, is clad in white garments.
We are told that, as prophesied by the Psalmist's words, See ps. 22:18.
Anyone can smile when things are going well. But what about those other times—the rocky roads, the recessions, the unexpected crises? How we meet the challenges that come is a measure of our true spirituality, of our willingness and ability to follow the example of the master Christian, Christ Jesus.
Are you a reverser or a rehearser? That is the question. Mortal mind is inclined to rehearse error.
A student of Christian Science may sometimes identify a sin or disease as "error" while simultaneously accepting it as existing and therefore valid. The result is that he finds himself believing in "true error.