Editorials

"MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES. " Traditionally attributed to the Chinese, this phrase has found its way into countless public speeches, TV programs, novels, even pop songs.

YOU NEED NOT FEAR. It's understandable if you do.

A significant gift to give society this Christmas is yourself—as a healer. Some people are pondering this public commitment.

THAT'S A TYPICAL QUESTION , particularly this month throughout the US. Many elections determine who's in charge of government offices, from city hall to the statehouse, from Capitol Hill to the White House.

A WOMAN CAME UP TO THE FRONT  of the church in Lima, Peru, where a meeting of Christian Scientists had just concluded. "Who is Mary Baker Eddy?" she asked.

IT TAKES SPIRITUAL TOUGHNESS TO START a church. And it takes rocklike strength and persistence to keep one going, sometimes against all odds.

INFLUENCE. WHAT A TRICKY WORD.

MENTION CHURCH and people often think of white steeples reaching towards blue skies. Or gothic cathedrals in Europe.

THESE DAYS ON THE MAIN FLOOR of the Mary Baker Eddy Library is an exhibit of one of her handsome carriages. The theme of the display is "Private carriage, public journey.

LIKE AN EARLY-SPRING SUNRISE that quietly shifts the whole winter landscape into retreat and also brings hope to a solitary sparrow that stayed and rode out the storms of winter, the renewing power of God impacts both the very large and the very little. The Psalmist suggests as much.