May 7, 1977
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A commonly accepted view about contemporary technological societies is that the vast amount of knowledge they generate tends to frustrate and confuse the individual.
If you are plagued by the limitations of fear, shyness, self-consciousness, then pause for a moment and consider the calm, unself-conscious poise Christ Jesus exhibited as he faced difficult encounters with his persecutors.
One night recently as I walked rapidly toward a neighbor's house to transact some business, I slipped and fell, landing heavily on one wrist.
Smashed! Burned! Stolen! Suddenly a cherished possession is gone, and we are dismayed by our feeling of helplessness, a jarring lack of control over our experience.
"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Many people believe it's not very practical to turn the other cheek nowadays; they observe that it's seldom done even by professing Christians.
Christian Science has been my only physician for over half a century.
When I think of the many blessings that have come to me over a period of sixty years, I recall my introduction to the Christian Science textbook.
At a time when I understood little of what Christian Science teaches, I nevertheless experienced a beautiful blessing.
"The very circumstance, which your suffering sense deems wrathful and afflictive, Love can make an angel entertained unawares.
[Original in Spanish]
