[Jesus] disavowed entirely the idea that sickness was sent by God as a punitive measure, nor did he encourage the belief that the sufferer ought to remain ill in order to acquire courage or learn patience.
Extremes of cold and heat, flood and drought, sickness and health, in addition to escalating prices and a roller-coaster economy, show a definite need for more stability.
Having attended the Christian Science Sunday School, where the truths of God and man are so simply and beautifully imparted, I had never really understood just what was meant by the "creed" that I had so often heard mentioned by those attending churches of different denominations.
Noting the boredom on the faces of two visitors to his late-teens Christian Science Sunday School class, the teacher began by asking: "What do you think we would do if Christ Jesus came walking down the road outside as we walked up it—not dressed in a robe, with flowing hair and beard, but as well dressed by today's standards as he was in his day?
