SENTINEL WATCH June 20, 2005 Issue

A SPIRITUAL WATCHING

JONI OVERTON–JUNG

I LOVE THIS COLUMN.

To me it sums up the spirit of this magazine.

My Webster's dictionary defines watch: "to stay awake intentionally: keep vigil; to keep guard." And Mary Baker Eddy's stated intent in founding the Christian Science Sentinel was "to hold guard over Truth, Life, and Love" (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 353). In connection with that intent, I particularly like this part of Webster's definition of watch: "to keep in view so as to prevent harm." I like it because it points out the essence of an effective watch.