It is clear to many thinking persons that young people today are seeking the answers to fundamental questions about themselves and their world with greater intensity and seriousness than ever before.
Thousands upon thousands of those interested in Christian Science testify to instances wherein the truth of God's love for man, His spiritual offspring, has so stimulated their receptive thought that physical ills have vanished and unfortunate circumstances have been righted, all through spiritualization of their thinking.
What a waste of time to envy others the talents they possess, when our own gold mine lies undiscovered! Talents buried under layers of false beliefs, fears, and blindly accepted limitations are of no use to us.
Christ Jesus evidently thought that children could be healed by spiritual means alone, for the Bible tells of several instances when he healed them in this way.
Horacio Omar Rivas
with contributions from Elena M. de Rivas
Several years ago, when my mother invited me to the Christian Science branch church she was attending, I very agreeably accepted the invitation, although I had no knowledge of what it might really concern.
As a young girl, I suffered from tuberculosis, and after an operation the medical authorities advised me never to live or work in an industrial area but always to stay in the country or near the seaside if I wanted to keep well.
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