May 8, 1976
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The concept of progress—the notion that somehow or other steady betterment is taking place for individuals and for society— is being increasingly questioned.
Was Christ Jesus making an impossible demand on the multitudes to whom he preached when he said, "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect"?
You can call him what you like—impetuous, brash, outspoken—but once he recognized the Christand heard that command,he did what the others didn't—he stepped out onto the water and walked!He didn't wonder, he didn't worry, he didn't wait—he didn't even look to see if the others were behind him—he just climbed out and walked.
"A boy at school," said Bill, "called the Ten Commandments out-of-date.
When we wake up in the morning and remember some good thing is planned to happen during the day, it is a pleasure to get going.
Christian Science had been called to my attention over the years, but believing it to be a healing cult, I never followed up on the recommendations I'd been given.
My first healing in Christian Science came about in the following manner.
In the Bible we read Christ Jesus' words.
At one time I contracted to build two trawlers.
During the night on the mountaintop there had been a frost, producing a sparkling crust over the twenty feet of snow that lay there.
It is with deep and humble gratitude I submit this testimony as a living witness to the healing power of Christian Science.
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