Article July 1, 1996 Issue

Using spiritual tools to bless all: preparing for the Olympics in Atlanta

Virginia S. Harris

People around the world are turning their thoughts and efforts to Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, as the 1996 summer Olympic Games draw nearer. For some months now, Christian Scientists have been working in Atlanta to provide a warm welcome to visitors from around the globe, and to support prayerfully this united effort to pursue excellence—higher, faster, farther!

Recently, Virginia S. Harris, Chairman of The Christian Science Board of Directors, visited Atlanta to talk about the spiritual dimension of their work. Mrs. Harris told the Sentinel that the ideas she discussed in Atlanta could be applied to any event—to any opportunity to respond to community or global needs. Here are excerpts from her remarks.

Your goal of promoting a harmonious atmosphere during the Olympics is inspiring and all-embracing. The dedicated efforts of all involved demonstrate a genuine devotion of thought to helping mankind. A gold-medal effort! And we know that where there is an honest devotion of thought—it "makes the achievement possible" (Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health, p. 199). Results are therefore inevitable. Each one who participates—athlete or spectator, city worker or church worker—will be blessed. That is the natural and certain outcome of the activity of good, the activity of the Christ.

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