IN THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BIBLE LESSON October 5, 2009 Issue

A SOUND ANSWER TO THE WORLD'S WOES

MICHAEL HAMILTON

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The subject of the Christian Science Bible Lesson this week, "Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real?" is one of 26 recurring titles designated by Mary Baker Eddy. Her stirring and sometimes surprising questions help expose humanity's distinct needs, while revealing the powerful yet ever-new reality of God's presence and power. To me, the Golden Text heralds the core demand, and hope, this Lesson brings: "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons" (Matt. 10:8, American Standard Version).

Perhaps no more concise summary of the difficulties facing the world exists than the words sin, disease, and death. Whether singly or in combination, they describe the spectrum of woe. But this Lesson approaches even the most daunting difficulties from an entirely spiritual and accurate standpoint.

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