A World Cup welcome
“Our church is built on the divine Principle, Love,” Mary Baker Eddy, Founder of The Church of Christ, Scientist, explains in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (p. 35). As I was thinking about the many avenues we have in our churches for demonstrating God’s love for all mankind, one example came to mind.
Every four years, soccer fans around the world look forward with great anticipation to the FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, the most-watched sporting event globally. This summer, the tournament will be held in stadiums across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
In 2014, this massive event was hosted by Brazil. Christian Scientists around Brazil, including members of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Rio de Janeiro, saw it as a great opportunity to pray in support of the tournament and consider how their churches and Christian Science Reading Rooms could best welcome the thousands of visitors who would be coming. First Church, Rio, also wanted to support the many police officers who would be deployed by the federal government to ensure the community’s safety during these events.
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