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Finding the actual source of real love to be God, Love, through commitment, perseverance, and a willingness to change our thinking to a more God-like basis

A hunger for newness. An almost rebellious inner yearning for something, anything, to be different. The beginning of a new year tends to amplify this relatable yearning. If we recognize this as a spiritual thirst, we’re off to a good start. 

Finding the meaning of Christmas through priceless moments of yielding to the living Christ

As you take in the ideas from this publication, I hope you’ll discover something of the gratitude that not only lifts us up, but brings healing to our lives—even to the world. 

Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, writes of the divine Mind, God, as “Deity, which outlines but is not outlined” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 591). There is great comfort and assurance in looking to God for His outlining of our lives, as seen in how God imparted to the prophets visions of the unspeakable good in store for all humanity.

After a rainstorm, it’s wonderful to see the sun peeking through the clouds. That, to me, is a metaphor for how it feels to experience God. In one word—joy!

As you read and “hear” the heart-to-heart ideas in this month’s offerings, we hope you feel tender encouragement, and divine Love impelling and guiding you in fulfilling your own holy purpose each moment.

We’ve all probably seen greeters when we walk into a store. Sometimes they offer to tell us about the products inside. Sometimes they just say a quiet hello if we’re making a beeline for a particular shelf. However you’d like to approach this magazine (flipping to where you want to be, or lingering with us here first), we welcome you and are grateful for you.  

This year’s Annual Meeting of The Mother Church is on June 3. The editors who put together this issue of the Journal kept in mind this upcoming meeting with its theme, “Joy in the living Church.” 

We learn early on that a law is only as powerful as the authority behind it. That’s a good thing to keep in mind when praying to resolve any kind of problem. As several articles in this month’s issue of the Journal explain, healing through prayer requires an understanding of where real authority lies—in God, the only true lawmaker.