Letters March 18, 2013 ISSUE

Letters

Robert G. Donaldson, Anne Daly, Monique Dupre, JSH-Online comment

Reminded of …

I have been reading the February 18 issue of the Sentinel, “To end all wars.”

I am reminded in reading “Accepting a greater love,” page 10, by Juli Vice that when I belonged to an orchestra, we each had to perform our part while trusting that others were doing the same thing with their individual skill-set. One person might be proficient on a Stradivarius without ever having practice or experience on a wind instrument, for instance. I would never have to know more than my own part.

Harmony depended on the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. In Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, under the marginal heading “The divine Principle and idea,” Mary Baker Eddy writes, “The one Spirit includes all identities” (p. 333 ). Thus harmony makes no room for discord.

Robert G. Donaldson
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

Realization

When I received the first issue of this year’s Sentinel, I confess to a sense of disappointment. It was so unlike the large and colorful magazine to which we had become accustomed, and several of the regular columns I had enjoyed were missing. But today, reading the February 4 issue, I have come to realize in wonder that it is just like the Tardis in [the TV series] Dr. Who! When you get inside it, it is huge—filled with e-x-p-a-n-s-i-v-e and inspired thought. Beauty and color is fully present within each lovingly written article and poem, all of which are drawn from deep wells of inspiration. My somewhat negative thought of it has turned right round to positive gratitude and appreciation for those who listened to divine Mind’s guidance in producing a magazine that is more cost-effective yet still fully healing-effective.

Anne Daly
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England

Loving the simplicity

Just wanted to say I love the new design and layout of the Sentinel and Journal. I love the simplicity of it. I also like that they are shorter. I can now take more time on each article—ponder them, reread them—really get into them. Indeed, “less is more.”

Monique Dupre
Portland, Oregon, US

Loved this thought

[Lois Rae Carlson “What I’m learning about companionship,” February 10, 2003, issue]

I especially love this thought offered in this tenderly and unselfishly written article: “We can all learn to enjoy the company of our own thoughts when we’re alone, so that they grow more useful to ourselves and others.” Thank you.

upward and onward
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