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While First Reader in a Church of Christ, Scientist, I once prepared a series of Wednesday evening readings on what it means to be a Christian. One particular afternoon I was working late putting together readings on "the Way.

The tendency of human thought, even when instructed in Christian Science, is to vacillate between the spiritual fact of man's eternal perfection as God's idea and the mortal sense of existence with its sin and disease. We cannot permanently destroy any error of sin or of sickness without coming to terms with this tendency.

A moving statement of the Christ occurs in a well-known Christmas carol celebrating the appearing of Christ in the birth of Jesus: Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Some people believe that the machines touching our days—television, home appliances, factory installations, computers, and cars, to mention a few—have an almost self-contained, objective existence. That they are governed by their own laws and may be subject to capricious behavior.

Is individuality selfish? Is self-expression personal? Is there a difference between individuality and personality? I used to have difficulty in answering these questions. Then when I was a student I began to play the violin in the university orchestra.

The young man on stage thought he was John Travolta. When asked his name, that's the one he gave.

Many companies offer products carrying the label of "instant," indicating that these items are instantly usable. Why not have "instant" angels? Mrs.

Quite an order, it's true. But hear these words of our Leader, Mrs.

Wouldn't you be startled if, when you sat down on a chair, you thought you heard it say, "Ouch, you're hurting me"? You know the chair can't feel pain. And you know it doesn't talk! So you would doubtless dismiss the illusion as ridiculous.

Cain's challenge "Am I my brother's keeper?" Gen. 4:9; has special significance today as governments wrestle with the questions of where the responsibility for health care lies and how to provide it.