Article May 25, 1968 ISSUE

Christian Science Can Heal Loneliness

PEGGY FRENCH PHIPPS

Loneliness is a problem confronting many people today. At some time or other, through loss or separation, almost everyone is faced with the necessity of solving this problem. At such a time each individual has the opportunity to awaken and learn that it isn't the presence of a material personality he needs but spiritualization of his thought.

When, after some seemingly tragic experience, we find ourselves going through a painful adjustment, where are we to look for comfort? Mrs. Eddy writes: "Would existence without personal friends be to you a blank? Then the time will come when you will be solitary, left without sympathy; but this seeming vacuum is already filled with divine Love. When this hour of development comes, even if you cling to a sense of personal joys, spiritual Love will force you to accept what best promotes your growth."  Science and Health, p. 266;

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