Thank you. Mrs. Eddy once wrote to a student “Love is a powerful spiritual force.” The emphasis on divine love in all her writings, and in the Bible, is for a reason. I remember years ago, we once had a member who was offended when Mrs. Evans stated that women were generally more spiritually minded than men. He didn’t last very long as a member of the church.
This helps explain why those cultures in which “male” chauvinism is prevalent (Islam, Roman Catholicism, etc.) are the poorest, most ignorant and tyrannical. In contrast, those societies in which women have equal rights generally experience the greatest progress and stability.

Thank you Bruce and Gary.
I also noticed that the woman admits to her mistake. She said, “The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” She did not justify or make excuses. Mrs. Eddy says that self-justification is the adamant of error. The admission of error opened the heart of woman and this type of thought was able to be used by God.

A number of years ago when my local church folded I found an original copy of the Christian Science Journal from the early 1900s. Leafing through I was astounded by the number of practitioners listed in Buffalo, NY so I counted them; somewhere around 60 listed. As I counted I noticed something remarkable so I did a recount; the ratio of women practitioners was 5-6 for every male practitioner!! A few other random cities I checked had the same ratios:) Certainly “Love imparts the clearest idea of Deity.”!