Letters August 5, 2013 ISSUE

Letters

Fran, Jan DeLacy, Catalina, Wesley Ketz

Eye-opening article

[Deborah Huebsch, “Abandoning apathy,” July 8, 2013, issue]

This is an idea that requires a lot of thought, and doing! Wow, what an eye-opener. I am so grateful for this perspective on what I have called laziness (and been too caught up in sloth to address the problem). Thank you, Deb. 

Fran
JSH-Online Web Post

Endless thanks

I appreciate the constant efforts to keep the Sentinel abreast of the times. The latest design is wonderful, and as always, the content remains clear, beautiful, inspiring, and powerful.

In the July 1, 2013, issue, Madora Kibbe’s article, “What’s it to you?” brought closure to a similar situation that I had been praying about. I am now at peace, confidently leaving the situation between God and my friend.

In the same issue, the transcript of the Web chat, “A diet you can stick to,” helped me refine the focus of my daily mental exercise program. My first inclination was to send the article to a friend who struggles with weight/diet issues, but God spoke gently reminding me to first purify my own thought about this friend. As Evan Mehlenbacher said, “That’s your exercise program—to get … to a new vision of who you are as a perfect, complete, healthy, fit child of God, who acts intelligently and wisely, and is under the influence only of the one Mind.” I love Evan’s reminder that Christian Scientists can’t afford to be “mental couch potatoes .… We need to be active thinkers, striving to get to a new place mentally every day.” That’s a diet to stick to—growing spiritually while dropping human theories.

Endless thanks to all who help produce the Sentinel.

Jan DeLacy
Black Diamond, Washington, US

The perfect way to ‘judge’

[“A diet you can stick to,” Evan Mehlenbacher, July 1, 2013, issue]

Evan, your response about how to see others in a more spiritual light, instead of judging their food choices, helps me to see others correctly who are (over) indulging in alcohol or nicotine. I find myself being judgmental, and I don’t like to see myself that way. “Look at them and see a child of God who’s filled with spiritual dominion to make wise choices and intelligent decisions.” This is the perfect way to “judge” others. Thank you.

Catalina
JSH-Online Web Post

Mistakes ‘unknown’

[Question of the Week for June 10, 2013, “How do you pray for yourself when you know you’ve made a mistake?”]

I find it helpful to work with Mary Baker Eddy’s two paragraphs on accidents on page 424 of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. I substitute “mistakes” for “accidents.” It is powerful and helps correct the problem.

Wesley Ketz
JSH-Online Web Post

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