Article December 13, 2010 Issue

Love brings life to a church service

BY EVAN MEHLENBACHER

Editor's Note: The following was written in support of Church Alive, a new focus of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, that explores the meaning and possibilities of awakening to the spiritual basis and impact of Church. For more information, visit www.christianscience.com/churchalive.

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RECENTLY I VISITED A CHURCH of Christ, Scientist, far from my home. After sitting down, I noticed a senior lady in front of me, sitting at the far end of her pew. Her hair neatly pulled back in a bun, she appeared gentle, reserved, and very calm, but in a world of her own.