Everyone is needed and has purpose
Our unbreakable connection to God, infinite Love, gives us permanent worth and purpose. It lifts us from dark times to healing and progress.
The talk by James Shepherd 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.
Sharing examples of healing from his own life and professional practice of Christian Science, James explains why Christian Science is both Christian and scientific, meaning that people can prove its effectiveness for themselves, as fully described in the healing book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, written by the founder of the Christian Science movement, Mary Baker Eddy.
James is a Christian Science practitioner from Eugene, Oregon and a member of the worldwide Christian Science Board of Lectureship. This talk on why everyone is needed was held at Thirteenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Los Angeles, CA in Hollywood-Los Feliz, and was co-sponsored a neighboring church, Ninth Church of Christ, Scientist in the Mid-Wilshire district.
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James says that he has seen the healing effects of God’s love since he was a youngster, romping through the woods around his home with his three brothers. They had their share of scrapes and bruises which were quickly healed through prayer. On the rare occasions they felt sick, they relied on Christian Science for quick healings.
In high school his family moved to a ranch where they had cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, chickens, and turkeys. 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.
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.
James loves spending time with his family and doing any outdoor activity. But his greatest joy will always be to find, and to help others find, a more tangible sense of God’s love and why everyone is needed.
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