Editorial November 1, 1993 Issue

Valuing the good in our lives

Russ Gerber

On the surface, the genuine value of something may not be readily apparent. For instance, I recall watching a child choose between a shiny new penny and a crumpled one-dollar bill. She grabbed the penny and went off to play. Being just a preschooler, she hadn't learned the value of the wrinkled piece of paper she left behind.

To place a true estimate of worth on something, we need to consider more than appearances or even monetary value. An old family photograph, for instance, is probably worth very little to others, yet it may be very precious, even priceless, to members of the family. In a way, isn't it what's behind something that determines its value?

That's one important way of appraising this magazine. Behind the colorful dressing are rich spiritual insights and the often hard-won lessons of people all over the world who are practicing Christian Science. How do you measure the value of a healing experience someone has shared, or of what a reader can gain—finding hope, gaining strength, being healed —through the Christian Science periodicals?

Send a comment to the editors

NEXT IN THIS ISSUE

Testimony of Healing

In September 1986 I suddenly became very ill with abdominal...