Article November 12, 1979 Issue

A lesson from Zacharias

JOY DELL

How could something that happened almost two thousand years ago in a country and culture far removed from our own have relevance for you and me today? Because in the final analysis time, place, and material culture have significance only as the temporal setting for lessons learned about the eternal truths of God and man.

A while ago I suffered from a throat infection that made it impossible for me to talk. I was actually writing down any messages I needed to convey to my family! Prior to this I had been doing some teaching, and I was eager to continue.

As I gave myself prayerful treatment in Christian Science, trying to recognize the perfection of God, divine Spirit, and my source in Him, I found myself pondering the story of Zacharias, told in the Gospel according to St. Luke. See Luke 1;

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