The
Biblical account of the deliverance of the three Hebrew youths from the fiery furnace, as related in the book of Daniel, has always been a source of inspiration and comfort in its assurance of God's power to protect and save mankind from adversity.
At
the Wednesday meetings of Churches of Christ, Scientist, and the meetings held by Christian Science Societies and by Christian Science organizations in universities and colleges, testimonies of healing through the spiritual enlightenment afforded by a study of this Science are offered.
The
urge to compare, which seems so natural to mortal thinking, presents a danger signal to those who earnestly desire to obey Christ Jesus' admonition.
A young
college girl plagued with a series of boils on her face was startled when a Christian Science practitioner asked her, "Are you disgusted with anyone?
As this issue of the Sentinel goes forth, men, women, and children in many parts of the earth are, in one way or another, preparing for the great Christian celebration of Christmas.
Quite frequently checks and money orders are received by the Publishing Society with nothing to indicate whether the remittance is to be applied to subscriptions, advertising, or Journal cards, to mention a few of our accounts.
Testimonies of healings brought about at authorized lectures on Christian Science will be published in The Christian Science Journal or the Christian Science Sentinel, when verified as are other testimonies appearing in the periodicals.
Our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, teaches that endless homage is due the great Way-shower, and the approach of the Christmas season affords special opportunity for teachers to remind their pupils of the debt of gratitude they owe to Christ Jesus, who was sent of God to bring a great light into a darkened world; also to remind them of their debt of gratitude to Mary Baker Eddy, who was called of God to bring forth again that long-hidden light—to bring to humanity the Comforter that Jesus promised.
I first heard of Christian Science through The Christian Science Monitor, our daily newspaper, which was held in high esteem by one of my English instructors in college.
Although I have had published a testimony expressing gratitude for physical healing, I again want to express gratitude for an experience which I think might be helpful to others.
Testimonies of those healed in Christian Science have been so helpful to me that I wish to share two healings which have been steppingstones in my experience.
It is with a heart overflowing with gratitude for the selfless love of The Mother Church and its adherents that I send this testimony as an expression of thanks for the helpful parcels which are aiding those of us who are refugees and homeless to overcome the seemingly very difficult postwar distress.
My mother took up the study of Christian Science when I was a small child, and for nearly fifty years I have known no other means of help and no other religion.
I am
listeningWhen all sense of self is put away,When fear has fled and error's nightHas been replaced by Love's revealing day,When with calm trust I knowThat God owns every hour,When I can wait, assuredThe Father with His love and powerMaps and marks the willing traveler's way—A way harmonious, bright, wherein each step is shown,Because the traveler makes true listening his own.
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