I was touched upon learning that Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer of Christian Science, established the Sentinel with the purpose “to hold guard over Truth, Life, and Love” (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 353). This challenged me to find ways of holding guard over Truth, Life, and Love in my own life and community. How could I best live a more truthful and loving life by compassionately engaging with others and offering Christianity? 

A notable need in my area is housing and helping the unhoused. Many have created dwellings out of tents or scraps of building materials, cardboard, and the like. I felt impelled to find a way to address this need, even if only in a small way. But how do we begin to address such an overwhelming challenge? 

I remembered a term that had come up at a meeting I attended some years ago: “casserole Christianity”—referring to our practical love for others. So some friends and I began preparing food for people living in tents and shanties along our public streets. I deliver this food on my way to church on Sunday mornings.