One day I opened Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and my eyes lit upon these words of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science: "John saw the human and divine coincidence, shown in the man Jesus, as divinity embracing humanity in Life and its demonstration,—reducing to human perception and understanding the Life which is God.
Abraham Lincoln's brief address at Gettysburg is remembered because of the nobility of his words and because these few words reflected the sincerity and honesty of his life.
There is a story that a country boy who was walking across a busy intersection of New York City heard the voice of a cricket above the noise of the city's traffic.
All too frequently the demands of raising a family, pursuing a career, and having an active social life deter young people from joining a branch Church of Christ, Scientist.
At this moment the glorious tones of a Beethoven symphony or a Mozart concerto may be available in the very room in which we are sitting, but we do not hear them.
How do you look upon your neighbor—as a social creature, a business rival, a friend, an enemy, a physical organism, a psychological study, fat, slim, ugly, beautiful, affable, morose, black, white?
Although I've had many beautiful healings—from needing to wear glasses to working out problems of human relationship—I want to share what I consider to be the most outstanding proof I have had of God's ever-present love and care.
Public practitioners of Christian Science are available and ready to assist you by prayer, if you need their help.
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