Tireless worker for humanity

I feel so uplifted after having attended a workshop yesterday by Christian Science lecturer Nate Frederick. A continuing theme in Nate’s discussion was the way he turned to prayer for answers to every situation he found himself in – from altitude sickness to broken sandals on a long hike. I loved how Nate included powerful PowerPoint slides to capture helpful quotes and illustrate the ideas shared. Thank you to Christian Science Society Wynnum for sponsoring this event.

Nate reminded us about the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science too. Mary Baker Eddy was a tireless worker for humanity. Her work was never exclusive, never for a particular segment of society.

I was so pleased to read Miss Shannon’s account of Mrs. Eddy’s teaching on how we need to “detect, correct and overcome error” – see Lyman Powell’s Mary Baker Eddy – A Life Sized Portrait p. 197. Miss Shannon wrote: “She showed us that, if we neglected to do our duty and did what was wrong without detecting, correcting and overcoming error, but continued repeating the same mistakes and justifying ourselves, the suffering which would result would be simple interest, which we would have to pay…” And on the next page, Powell tells us about Eddy’s “Class of ‘98” where she asked: “Why make so much ado about nothing? Error is no more than a row of ciphers added from one wall to another, unless you place a unit with it and make something out of it.”

It’s so helpful to get some dates clear, e.g.

1875--publication of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures

1883—founding of The Christian Science Journal
1898—founding of the Christian Science Sentinel
1908—founding of The Christian Science Monitor

Julie Swannell