The Bible Speaks to You January 4, 1969 Issue

[The above is an abbreviated, postproduction text of the program released for broadcast the week of December 27-January 2 in the radio series, "The Bible Speaks to You." Heard internationally over more than 1,000 stations, the weekly programs are prepared and produced by the Christian Science Committee on Publication, 107 Falmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 02115.]

RADIO PROGRAM NO. 352 - Meeting the Challenge of Loneliness

Robert McKinnon with contributions from Jack Krieger

[The Christian Science speaker is Jack Krieger. The questioner is Robert McKinnon.]

Questioner: Loneliness in today's crowded world continues to be a severe challenge for both young and old. No doubt many a lonely person wonders to what extent he would really be missed if he suddenly dropped out of sight. A song recorded by the Beatles a while back entitled "Eleanor Rigby" illustrates what loneliness means today. It speaks of "All the lonely people"—the nameless, faceless beings that don't appear to have any value to anyone, not even to themselves.
Speaker: Loneliness certainly is a challenge to people. But one thing that enables all of us to meet this challenge is to learn to value ourselves for what we really are.

We can begin to see that God actually expresses Himself through each one of us. This makes each of us in our true selfhood irreplaceable, always needed by God.

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