When tragic news stirred up anger and fear in his community, this writer felt a call to battle. The weapons he used were love, spiritual authority, and an understanding of God's goodness.
Simply conforming to what "everybody's doing" won't really help us or our neighbors. A stand for God's law and God's love brings the freedom and progress we're looking for.
Courage, love, and a priceless feeling of the wideness of God's family make rebuilding a community more than hard work. Such rebuilding becomes an experience of divine grace.
As on many other occasions when people have been left homeless through war or natural disaster, The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, is providing relief assistance in the Oakland, California, area in close cooperation with and through local Churches of Christ, Scientist.
Are we willing to bring healing to the troubled neighborhoods in our cities? We can start by recognizing that true brotherhood begins with the fact that we all have one Father, even God.
Nancy Rosebush
with contributions from James S. Rosebush
Seven years ago when our younger daughter was three years old, we noticed a lump on one of her knees.
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