Letters

Elisabeth Lane, Jane Mercier Beck, Pam Lampson, Mary Allyene McKinley, Umi Haryono

A real blockbuster'

The April 11 Sentinel "Saved Through Christ" was a real blockbuster! After I finished reading one article and felt filled up to the brim with fresh ideas, then another one would appear with amazing depth and richness.

Madelon Maupin's article, "Do we need a savior," particularly stood out to me. Her exploration of this topic was extremely thoughtful and well researched.

Thank you to all who contributed to this remarkable issue. I will be reading and sharing it many times over.

Elisabeth Lane
Killingworth, Connecticut, US

'Thanks for all the good'

Tony Lobl's article on the Middle East, in the issue of April 25 ['God-governed progress"], includes one sentence that I have thought about constantly since the first time I read it: "The Christ, the activity of God's love bringing spiritual light to human consciousness..." It's one of the most helpful definitions of the Christ, and also of God's love for each of us.

Gratitude is abundant for all you do for the periodicals.

Thanks again for all the good!

Jane Mercier Beck
Cedarburg, Wisconsin, US

We can forgive

"The blessing of forgiveness" by James Fisher, April 25 Sentinel, contains many wonderful, straightforward statements demonstrating the present-to-all-of-us ability to forgive those who have done something "to us."

A similar attempt to disrupt harmony recently arose around some work I was doing. I found a reminder in Mr. Fisher's words "when we're praying to forgive an individual or group for something they have done to us" that first I need not take offense where none is meant. Sometimes it is only a perceived wrong, in which case we need to forgive ourselves even as we are releasing all personal responsibility . "Pick your battle" took on a new meaning for me. It does not mean pick which battle to fight, but which error to pray about.

The author's paragraph describing self-immolation was much appreciated.

Pam Lampson
Corpus Christi, Texas, US

'Before they call'

A few days before my May 9 Sentinel arrived, I had a quick call for help from my daughter, who was suffering from an allergic condition concerning her eyes. I told her I would send her an e-mail with spiritual truths, not even giving thought to her having difficulty opening her eyes.

The email began: "Whatever man sees, feels, or in any way takes cognizance of, must be caught through mind; inasmuch as perception, sensation, and consciousness belong to mind and not to matter" (Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896, p. 228).

The e-mail continued: Deny it! Do not accept it as true about you or anyone else. It is nothing but a world belief accepted!

When she got in touch with me a few days later, she said that the condition was beautifully healed but she could not even remember when it happened.

Then the May 9 Sentinel arrived with its healing focus "Allergies?” Immediately, Isaiah’s words came to me: “Before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear” (65:24).

I feel this instantaneous healing is a proving that prayerful work, which goes into preparing each issue of a Christian Science periodical, begins its healing mission.

Mary Allyene McKinley
Prescott, Arizona, US

Oops!

I find the articles in the May 16 issue of the Sentinel ["A prayerful response to accidents"] very inspiring. But in the article by Ron Ballard, "Living beyond the fear of accidents," I think there is a mistake in the last sentence of the fourth paragraph: "And Mrs. Eddy's use of the term Principle or God illustrates that the divine nature is indeed constant and dependable, not immutable or capricious."

Thanks for the wonderful work you are doing.

Umi Haryono
Jakarta, Indonesia

Editor's Note

Our reader is correct. "Immutable" should have been "mutable."

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