Join Us For A Free, Public Lecture On Christian Science Entitled…
Why Everyone Is Needed
A lecture by James Shepherd, C.S.
Thursday, October 16, 7:00 pm at
First Church of Christ, Scientist
61 Neal Street, Portland, ME
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About the lecture…
Our unbreakable connection to God, infinite Love, gives us permanent worth and purpose. It lifts us from dark times to healing and progress.
As we learn more about who we are–as God’s thoughtful, loved creation–our self-worth, purpose, physical health, and relationships are transformed. Finding this new sense of our connection to God helps us bring healing to difficult world problems like political divisions and social inequality. Each one of us is connected to God. No one is left out. James’s lecture discusses what our purpose is, where our worth comes from, and shares examples of how seeing ourselves and others as God sees us gives us a spiritual perspective that heals ourselves and our world.
About the speaker…
James Shepherd, C.S. is a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.
James has seen the healing effects of God’s love since he was a youngster. He and his three brothers on the rare occasions they felt sick, they relied on Christian Science for quick healing.
He graduated from college with a Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, but realized that serving as a Christian Science healer was the best way he could serve others. He left the ranch and took up the full-time work of helping others find healing through prayer. Thirty years later, he still loves this work as much as ever.d a family with her husband, and entered the public practice of Christian Science.
Over the years, James has enjoyed being active in many roles in his local Church of Christ, Scientist, and has worked at summer camps for Christian Scientists and their friends. He has also shared the message of Love’s transforming power in prison settings and youth detention centers. When his four children were little, he coached their sports programs. He finds other ways to help his community, such as by volunteering at a neighborhood church to help cook a free breakfast for those in need. But his greatest joy will always be to find, and to help others find, a more tangible sense of God’s love for everyone and how that improves every aspect of our lives.