In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

In tender mercy

"Through the harsh noises of our day, /A low sweet prelude finds its way," Christian Science Hymnal, No.

Sure enough

It was early spring when Cathy and her friends drove up to a Girl Scout camp that had not yet opened for the summer.

How do we know God?

As a small child I attended Sunday School, though I had no thoughts about what religion I might want to adopt.

"Is it fair?"

A small boy came home from school and sadly told his mother that he didn't know any of the answers in class that day.

Science and art

What does it mean to be an artist?

Employable youth

Just as a searchlight breaks through the darkness, so do willingness to serve, receptivity to job training, creativity, productivity, honesty, and dependability break through the lack of experience employers often cite as the reason for not hiring young people.

The healing of pain

An article in Quest magazine quotes psychiatrist Gerald Aronoff, director of the pain unit of Massachusetts Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, as saying that he believes "half the people who go to outpatient clinics with physical complaints are really saying, 'My life hurts.
Allison and her big sister, Kimberley, had been going to a Christian Science Sunday School for as long as they could remember.

Better seeing

We often say, "I see" when what we mean is, "I understand.
Too often when one reads descriptions of Christian Science in the popular press, the only item that receives considerable attention is the speculation that it teaches the power of the human mind to change the physical body and, potentially, to control the whole of human life.

Making age irrelevant

"Never record ages," writes Mrs.

Are you willing to love?

Does it sometimes seem hard to love?