He says:
“I’m not a lawyer anymore, but I still work to help others get out of trouble, to get out of a sense of limitations, to find more freedom. But the way I see it, Christian Science is not just about feeling better or fixing problems. It’s about being willing to challenge one’s world view as entirely molecule based and soulless, to be open to see the world as spiritually based, and experience how this change in perspective brings inner peace and healing. It is about understanding more clearly our relationship with God, infinite good. It is about understanding Christ Jesus’ message in a non dogmatic way, bringing healing, harmony and freedom to our life.”

Melanie Wahlberg, C.S.,
Lake Forest, California

Giving Freely of Ourselves
and What we All Gain

After finishing a doctorate in mathematics, Melanie became a college professor and truly enjoyed teaching. She found that teaching was less about telling students something than facilitating the students’ discoveries of new concepts.
She says: “There was nothing better than witnessing a reluctant student realize that a previously mystifying concept was actually within reach to anyone.”

But the higher promise of Christian Science beckoned Melanie to help people redeem and uplift their lives in a fuller way. When students came to her office for help with calculus, they often found themselves talking about the joy and excitement of growing spirituality. After just two years at the college, she resigned from her position and began accepting calls as a Christian Science practitioner. She wrote articles for the Christian Science periodicals, was a frequent guest on Sentinel radio, and began advertising her full-time practice in The Christian Science Journal in 2004. She and her husband also started a family.

These days Melanie loves working from her home office in the Los Angeles area. She likes to see lives transformed by the healing ideas of Christian Science, where “we ourselves are helped and, at the same time, find we can help others”. Melanie’s life as a mom has a lot of the same focus. And whether the spiritual ideas apply to health issues, school, social lives, or sports, her three teenagers push Melanie to “keep it real”.

Growing Community

In a post Covid world many of us have become more introverted and less social. It is understandable but it is difficult to support each other and come together in times of need when we live in a guarded emotional state.

We can turn to the teachings of Christian Science for help and guidance in connecting and crowing as a community.

The Christian Science practice is rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ, and its fundamental principle is that God is all and that all is governed by divine laws.

This practice has helped people find healing, hope, and a deeper sense of community, by emphasizing the importance of spiritual understanding and prayer.