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A few years ago I volunteered at the local elementary school, working with children who were having difficulty learning to read. The teacher gave me simple stories, and the children were to read them for me over and over, so that they mastered the stories and gained confidence in their reading abilities.

The first barometers, which were available to individuals starting in the 17th century, used mercury. Though another type of barometer is more common today, mercury barometers are still in use in many places.

In an age when most church congregations across denominations are reportedly dwindling, my wife and I were grateful to find a Christian Science church open for a Sunday service during a recent trip to Illinois from our hometown in Texas. While talking to two church members in Illinois who belong to different branches of The Mother Church—The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston—I thanked them sincerely for their service and for keeping the doors open despite their relatively small congregations.

We prefer precision. We want to know what time our plane flight takes off, the location of our next meeting, who our next schoolteacher will be.

Water is absolutely vital to us—human life can’t exist without it. In some parts of the world, women and children walk huge distances every day to get it.

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Christ Jesus’ ministry started with only a few disciples, but this work brought about profound healing. Centuries after, creed and dogma seemed to hide Christian healing, but Christ’s teachings were not forever silenced.

The woman in front of me at our little local grocery store was buying several bags of a gourmet food item. “That looks good,” I told her.

I like to shop at a Mexican grocery store in a small town near where I live in Wisconsin. It offers fruits and vegetables that I enjoyed while living in Mexico at various times over the years, and speaking Spanish with the employees is fun and keeps me in practice.

Growing spiritually is the most beautiful and worthwhile thing we can do each moment of every day. Opening up to spiritual progress brings us into the light of divine Love; it heals, restores harmony, and brings a deep and lasting peace.