YOUR LETTERS

"From those Sentinels I learned as a teenager that God was Love itself; a practical and ever-present help in trouble."

with contributions from Roger Pyatt, Bill Kapsaris

Reaching out across the seas

The Sentinel has a special place in my understanding of Jesus' teaching and practice. Soon after I became an infantry soldier in the rain forests of Indochina, my dad started to mail me copies of the Sentinel. These magazines had come from the free distribution boxes of a church I had never heard of. This was a couple of years before I first met a Christian Scientist or held a copy of "that textbook" often referred to and quoted from.

My mum had packed a Holy Bible at the top of my kitbag when I left for distant shores. As a youngster at her knee, I learned that God loved me. From those Sentinels I learned as a teenager that God was Love itself; a practical and ever-present help in trouble. An assurance of Love's presence as divine Principle came and stayed with me. Convincing proofs of God's care for me and my fellows soon came. My military experience was fear free thanks to the Sentinel contributors, watching the world from a spiritual perspective for the good of us all.

Teenagers and others today in remote, and not so remote, locations can have that same watchful friend drop in to discuss and explain Jesus' teaching and practice. Thank you for keeping that good news up to date in this contemporary epoch.

Roger Pyatt
Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
The People's Republic of China

True knowledge

Thank you for the inspiring articles. It's comforting to see that the world's saying "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing" does not apply to Christian Science—that understanding but one spiritual truth, like "God is love" (I John 4:8), and demonstrating it by being loving, can bring healing, guidance, and protection unspeakable.

Bill Kapsaris
Niles, Illinois

The Sentinel invites your comments. Please include your name, address, and daytime telephone number. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. The opinions expressed in this column are not necessarily those of the Christian Science Sentinel.

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