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Mary Baker Eddy's discovery of Christian Science opened the door on a fresh awareness of Christian healing. Her outstanding healing record testifies to the might of God to release individuals from both sickness and sin.

A warm invitation If you are reading the Journal for the first time and would like to find out more about the teachings of Christian Science, Christian Scientists in your area warmly invite you to attend church services and use the local Reading Room. Services held on Sunday are based on readings from the Bible and from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.

Because God is infinite Love—all-inclusive universal—He leaves no one outside, no one unloved. Many of us envision what it would be like if all mankind understood good's allness.

When I was a child, I would help my father, a farmer, gather the harvest each year. This gathering gave him an abundant supply to provide for our family, feed the animals, and share with our neighbors.

The media report to us on a world whose governments and economies often seem out of control—a world in disorder. Christian Science denies the validity of this dismal picture.

"Mortal mind" is the name Christian Science gives to the supposititious counterfeit of the one and only Mind, God. Mrs.

As we approach the Christmas holiday season, do we feel a deep quietness and joy? Or are we caught up in the shopping and social activities that too often dominate this season? Do we find ourselves counteracting the commotion or contributing to it? Are we experiencing holy days or hectic days? In the home of a friend of mine, extensive preparations were being made for a large family gathering on Christmas Day, and the little preschooler in the family had been told of the many relatives who would be coming. On Christmas Eve the mother, following an ancient custom, placed a candle in the window, telling the little fellow she was doing this to light the way for the baby Jesus.

Outside my office window high above a bustling city, I regularly see a helicopter weaving back and forth. Using his radio and from his overhead position, the pilot can recommend to drivers how to unsnarl traffic and to avoid jams.

Is it presumptuous for us to say that man is immortal and to claim that to be true of our own identity? Anything that is actually true of man in Christian Science is true of individuals and therefore practical in our experience. Unless we state the truth accurately we're not applying the Science of being as we should.

"How would a Christian Scientist feel about the handicapped?" my friend asked. She had just finished working at a summer camp for the physically and mentally handicapped, and we were spending a few days together before school started.