In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

The following editorial appeared on July 4, 1996, in the Rhode Island daily newspaper Providence Journal-Bulletin, and is reprinted with permission.
A Member of my family used to skate for the Ice Capades.

College-bound!

I did not become a genius in an instant, but I did see steady improvement in my grades.

Realizing health

Health is an attribute of God.

Everyone is employable in God-directed activity.

No one is ever useless

She felt God's all-embracing love lifting her out of that mental darkness.

As I was filled with love toward all, I was completely healed of fear.

Silencing complaint

God's spiritual laws overrule all distress.

"Pray for me"

"Pray for me," cries the stranger peering anxiously into a crowd or a television lens.

Affirming the spiritual kinship that all of us share can heal reactionary and intolerant attitudes.

For me, this insight broke down many walls of prejudice, rigidity, and self-righteousness.

"Fresh opportunities every hour"

This was an opportunity to see God's law protecting us.