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Mary Beattie, CS

A member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship


When ideas about God and identity were presented to Mary in the Christian Science Sunday School, they had immediate appeal. They prompted her to think more creatively –- grades at school improved and led to opportunities for travel and a rewarding career in public education.

As a young adult, she talked with a Christian Science practitioner when circumstances had her up against a wall. “You’re ‘the compound idea of God, including all right ideas’,” he told her, quoting from Science and Health. She accepted this statement and has never stopped reminding herself of this divine fact, and seeing it to be true for everyone. At the time this right identification healed confusion and grief, and a joyous life was re-commenced.

Before taking up full time public practice in Christian Science, her teaching career included work in Malaysia and Australia. Through applying ideas she found in Science and Health, she saw the transformation of the “scholastic to the inspirational” in diverse contexts. As well as classroom experiences she also worked in curriculum design, teacher development, and school management. Through prayer, education was seen to do what Mary Baker Eddy said it could do, “… promote the growth of mortal mind out of itself, out of all that is mortal.” (Science and Health 195:21)

Mary now strives to let the Master Christian, Christ Jesus, be the one Teacher. This Teacher leads out of mistaken concepts into spiritual liberty.

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  • Spiritual poise has power