Lesley Pitts, Speaker
Lesley Pitts talks on “Finding trust in a changing world,” giving powerful examples from own experience.
Is there anything that we can truly rely on? Finding a spiritual basis of trust enables us to turn to a divine presence whenever we need it. The love, goodness, and intelligence of God never change and are always available.
The more we discover of God’s love and care for us, the more we can confidently turn to this divine presence and find our lives transformed and healed–and our families, communities, and the whole world benefit, too. Anyone can learn how to lean into God’s trustworthiness, finding trust.
The talk focuses on universal healing precepts found in the Holy Bible, especially in Christ Jesus’ life and teachings, showing how they are available for anyone to understand and experience through the lens of Christian Science.
“God’s love, goodness, and intelligence never change and are always available,” says Pitts. “When we discover God’s love and care for us, we can confidently turn to this divine presence and find our lives transformed and healed–and our families, communities, and the whole world benefit, too.”
Examples of finding trust
Sharing examples of finding trust from her own life and professional practice of Christian Science, Pitts explains why Christian Science is both Christian and scientific, meaning that people can prove its effectiveness for themselves, as fully described in the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, written by the founder of the Christian Science movement, Mary Baker Eddy.
Pitts touches on the life of Mary Baker Eddy, who came to understand, confirm, and teach what she felt was original Christian healing. Eddy herself said she was especially inspired by Jesus’ demand, “He that believes on me, the works that I do will he do also; and greater works than these will he do, because I go unto my Father” (found in the Gospel of John 14:12 in the Bible).
For over 150 years, people around the world have worked to follow Christ Jesus in this practice of Christianity and continue to do so today, finding trust and experiencing healings of physical ills and personal difficulties.
Speaker’s own experience in finding trust
Lesley Pitts has been a Christian Science practitioner for many years, helping people on a daily basis through this scientific approach to prayer. Originally from the United Kingdom, she travels from her home base now near Boston, Massachusetts in the United States to speak to audiences around the world as a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship, headquartered in Boston.
Lesley served as a Christian Science nurse for a number of years, mostly in the United Kingdom. This work brought her to Boston in the United States to work in the Christian Science Nursing Activities department. Later, she was part of the team that established The Mary Baker Eddy Library. She served as Executive Manager and President of the Library for six years.
Working at the Library and becoming more familiar with Eddy’s remarkable accomplishments as the founder of a religious movement increased Lesley’s desire to better practice Christian Science in her own life and help others through her healing practice and lecturing.
This insightful talk on finding trust in any situation took place at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada, California. It was sponsored by two churches in the greater Los Angeles area, First Church of Christ, Scientist in La Canada-Flintridge, CA and Third Church of Christ, Scientist in Glendale (Montrose), CA.
Watch for more inspiring public talks on healing sponsored by Christian Science Churches and Societies in Southern California and around the world.
