In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

There's a growing interest in nurturing more respect among different cultures. To find a lasting basis for respect we need to look more deeply into our common spiritual origin in divine Love.
As a child during the Great Depression, I early learned to trust the Biblical promises of abundance that depends not on human resources but on the infallible support of our Father-Mother God.

Not just housing—home

Praying to overcome her own housing challenges led this writer to learn lessons that helped her help other tenants surmount theirs.
About our cover— Considering the scope of humanity's needs, we yearn for an all-encompassing solution. And isn't that what Christ Jesus' radical spirituality is?
Christian healing involves purification—a cleansing that renews thought and life.
We connect safety with obeying traffic laws. But do we see the connection between safety and the laws of God?
If our future isn't taking shape as we hoped, maybe we need to see how divine Love has already shaped us—in God's image.
Sometimes the choices we face aren't just crossroads; they are superhighway cloverleafs. That is why prayer is so vital.

Second Thought

"The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will occur not because of technology but because of an expanding concept of what it means to be human."
About our cover—We may not feel we have much to say about that question. But as we seek a spiritual vantage point, we can have a very vital role in what lies ahead.
When we respond with prayer, we begin to see how broad its scope can be, how much it is born of love.
As we read over the items in this special section on Japan, it surprised us momentarily that they seemed to relate so closely to another item we were working on at the same time—a Sentinel interview with an American clergyman.