In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

Pictures of cisterns uncovered in the desert settlement of Qumran aroused interest while I visited an exhibit on the Dead Sea Scrolls.

When a friend attempted suicide

The doctor said that because I had kept calm and kept my friend calm, I had saved her life. He asked me what I had done, and I told him that I had prayed.

Inward conviction

Understanding something of who we really are and where we really are enables us to deal effectively and safely with threatening circumstances.

If we accept our true nature as Godlike and live this fact as best we can from day to day, we will find more and more that it is the only truth of our lives.

It may seem difficult to God's law of forgiveness. But we can persist for our right to forgive.

Why keep on forgiving?

When the disciple Peter asked Jesus how many times he should forgive his brother who had sinned against him, Jesus replied, "Until seventy times seven".
My introduction to Christian Science Reading Rooms happened when I lived in New York City.

Moved on, not laid off

Have you been laid off, fired on short notice, or are you worried that you may be?
On a crowded train near Tokyo, soon after World War II, I overheard a woman describing how she had fled from her burning home after a midnight air raid.

Praying for the world

I knew that while I might not see immediate evidence of world peace, I could be assured of the healing effect of prayer, on the basis of examples from the Bible.

One feels very meek in the presence of the all-powerful God, protecting and feeding us with loving, pure, holy thoughts that bless and bring healing.

If helping seems a burden

Are you apprehensive about caring for your own or your spouse's parents?