Letters to the Editor

Dear Editors, Almost a year ago, a woman who lives across the street from our church met my husband and me in the parking lot one Sunday after the service to tell us her husband had passed on very suddenly. She was devastated.

God's Posse What a heartwarming account in The Christian Science Journal on the courageous ministry of God's Posse, working with young people in Roxbury, Boston! I gather from the interview that the desire of the Posse is that those they reach with their ministry of love will, in turn, go out to help others. Journal readers can support the Posse's work through their prayers—through the realization that God's child, as His image and reflection, has within him or her all the moral and spiritual resources to shut the mouths of the lions of immorality, violence, abuse, and criminality, as Daniel proved when claiming his innocence before God and men (see Dan.

Ethical issues I would like to express deep gratitude for the editorial in the October 1996 issue of The Christian Science Journal titled "Ethics for Christian Science treatment. " This article identifies the true standard of conduct when Christian Science treatment is not requested.

Mrs. Eddy's healings This is a quick note to compliment The Christian Science Journal on its splendid series "Mary Baker Eddy: a lifetime of healing.

Answer to prayer I am especially grateful for four articles in The Christian Science Journal of last August— "Quiet in the rush of life," "Moses, the burning bush, and holy inspiration," "'Without hands': spiritual creation, spiritual warfare," and "Being who you are. " They were the first ones I read, and were a gratefully received answer to prayer.

Christmas I just want to say "Thanks" for the great job the Christian Science magazines do at helping me prepare for the holidays. I used to approach the annual festivities with human micromanaging that everyone else had to fit into.

A [long] career in education at all levels—local, state, and federal—has exposed me to all types of religious thought, as travel across the nation and overseas has resulted in countless conversations. The question as to how Christian Scientists can formally reach out in an understanding and cooperative manner to others who are seriously and honestly pursuing the concept of spiritual treatment leading to healing, has continually raised a question in my own mind: Should this even be attempted, and if so, how? An answer came to me in The Christian Science Journal in an article entitled "Christian Science Spiritual Healing Practices," which reported on the Harvard symposium, "Spirituality & Healing in Medicine.

I really loved the computer artwork on the cover of the February 1996 issue of the Journal . And that is just the beginning! I would like to cite three articles that deal with subjects I have been praying about myself.

I have always enjoyed a careful study of words and phrases used in the Bible, and I am a regular reader of your Journal feature "Working with the WORD. " I love it! However, I liked this feature better when it was placed in the center of the Sentinel The Christian Science Sentinel is a weekly magazine The pages weren't numbered, and you could just snap out the double page without ruining the magazine for sharing with others.

Via E-mail You have combined two of my favorite things—the Journal and E-mail. I just am so grateful for the Journal , and especially for the articles that tell about the outreach of the Church.