Article December 12, 1983 Issue

"When all else fails..."

WILLIAM BARTON VERRALL

Every now and then I will buy a product that needs to be assembled or installed in order to work properly. Or I will begin to repair an item and find that what seemed at first to be rather a simple, uncomplicated task has become virtually impossible for me to do. I am certain that I understand what is required; I'm sure that the task isn't beyond my mechanical aptitude; but I just can't get it done.

It is usually at that point that I once again learn the wisdom of the old saying "When all else fails, read the instructions!" Sure enough, when I've read and followed the instructions, I find I'm able to complete the assembly, finish the installation, or perform the needed repair.

Students of Christian Science find that they have "instructions" that, when followed, allow them to conduct their affairs each day in a way that makes their lives more useful, productive, and satisfying. Such "instructions" for living are contained in the weekly Bible Lessons, published in the Christian Science Quarterly. As is well known, each Bible Lesson contains selections from the Bible together with correlative passages from the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. These lessons constitute the sermons read at the Sunday church services.

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