Calling disasters "acts of God" and considering sickness a divine punishment can close our eyes to the healing power of divine Love. But evil is not the result of His will.
Part of the good news of the Gospels is that the truths Christ Jesus taught are never "old news." They still bring light and healing to a world in need.
Before
I had heard of Christian Science, when our daughter was two years old, a doctor told me she had only a few years to live because of a severe heart condition.
My mother was introduced to Christian Science as a teenager, when my grandmother was healed through Science after doctors said they could do no more for her.
Mark Swinney
with contributions from Richard P. Swinney, Sibylle Swinney
My father became interested in Christian Science when I was very young, and his interest became the introduction to this way of life for our whole family.
My introduction to Christian Science came nearly sixty-five years ago when I started reading Christian Science lectures printed in a Winnipeg daily newspaper.
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