Web Originals

The very first Christian Science church I ventured into was in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. I attended a Sunday service there with a friend who had grown up in Christian Science.

Anything that’s special or valuable must satisfy a need. In order to fully appreciate the value of Christian Science, its movement, and its Leader, it is imperative to understand the ultimate need or problem of the human condition and how only this Science solves it.

In her book,  Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896 , Mary Baker Eddy wrote the following: “The leading self-evident proposition of Christian Science is: good being real, evil, good’s opposite, is unreal. This truism needs only to be tested scientifically to be found true, and adapted to destroy the appearance of evil to an extent beyond the power of any doctrine previously entertained” ( p.

Over the past ten years, I’ve gained the most spiritual growth and understanding from attending a Christian Science summer camp for children. Each year, I’ve come home with a new, clearer view of my identity as God’s spiritual reflection.

At the end of the chapter “Recapitulation” in  Science and Health , Mary Baker Eddy laid out six tenets she deemed necessary for committed readers to adopt as their own, if they wished to seriously practice her teachings in their lives (see pages 496–497 ). They can also be found in the opening pages of the  Church Manual  (see pp.

The author notes that the “underlying unity of all creation is found in one common Creator," and that we are "forever united with each other now and always.”

Prayer over childbirth is a totally joyous experience! One is obviously not dealing with a disease, but with the happy, natural unfoldment of good. So prayer is always affirmative, a rejoicing attitude that allows the gentle development of right activity to take place normally and harmoniously, both during the nine months of pregnancy, and at the actual time of delivery.

In evaluating and analyzing world affairs from the daily news, it seems logical to identify the presence of good or evil with a particular person or group of people. Not only are these attributes applied to prominent personalities who receive ample media coverage, but are also present closer to home—with family members, neighbors, fellow employees, etc.

One day I was wondering what it would have been like to live in the early days of Christianity, to hear or see the healings that we read about in the book of Acts in the Bible. How would it have been to have been living in Joppa, or Jaffa as it is known today, when Tabitha died? Tabitha was a disciple of Jesus, and she was such a good woman, always thinking of others! She is described in the Bible as “full of good works and almsdeeds which she did” ( Acts 9:36 ).

"Did you remember to say your prayers?" How many times did I hear that growing up! And I said my prayers, every night, the last thing before I went to sleep. I went to church, too, every Sunday with my family.