A moment of recognition about the needs of her fellow travelers turned this young mother’s thought outward and upward, changing forever how she approaches long journeys.
I was confident that I could improve what I was believing. I was able to quickly replace that human belief of physical causation with a better belief—in fact, the absolute, spiritual truth—from what I have learned over the years as a student of Christian Science.
Good health can be deceptive health if it lulls us into believing that well-being is a material state we’ve earned through material habits, heredity, or good fortune.
Whatever I do today, I hope and pray to be alert to and aware of people around me who are in need, to recognize ways in which I can be of help, and to share something of Christ’s promise and blessing each day.
If you’re feeling pulled toward the kind of scrolling that leads to hopelessness, this article offers an arresting thought to contemplate in prayer: “What is God thinking?”
Ideas are not erasable. God-derived qualities are permanent. Glimpsing these spiritual truths opens fresh possibilities, enabling a beautiful resilience in facing any form of adversity.
To truly find healing from the effects of injustice, hatred, and oppression, we must take a stand for the power of Love, which ultimately overcomes hate.
It would be a mistake to overlook the divine influence, stirring and uplifting human thought and transforming hearts and minds, and the greater potential for spiritual growth that comes with that.
In Christian Science we learn to work out our own salvation—which includes praying daily for ourselves—and how to lean on God, not on a person, for healing.
Through these many years as a practicing Christian Scientist, I have had many proofs of God’s care, including the healing of infected tonsils, protection during the political uprising of the 1980s, and the overcoming of lack.
I quit engaging in the belief of having my own matter-based mind and focused on the eternal fact that divine Mind, our Father-Mother God, is wholly good and enables me to know Him.
By grasping the spiritual truths I was hearing, and especially by playing the hymns, which were full of inspiration, I was permanently healed of recurring flu symptoms from which I had suffered every winter for many years.
An athlete shares how she prayed through the challenges of ski season and discovered that what she was learning about God wasn’t theoretical; it was completely practical.
Whether it’s comments from a teacher, parent, or friend, criticism of our work can feel really personal. This writer shares how what she’s learned in Christian Science has helped her in these tough moments—and taught her where her worth really comes from.
This teen thought that adjusting to life in Norway would be a breeze. But when she struggled with feeling isolated and alone instead, she realized she needed to get a different—more spiritual—sense of home.
If you’ve ever been in need of help but far away from your phone or family, you’ll relate to what this author went through. Thankfully, she found that the real comfort she needed—God—was right there.
After struggling for most of her childhood with various illnesses, this author intuitively felt there had to be answers out there. And she was right: God led her right to them through the gift of Christian Science.
This author had just started studying Christian Science when he took a canoe trip with his father that solidified his understanding that God’s guidance really is ever-present and powerful.
Yearning to be yourself but scared to be yourself because of what other people might think? This author felt the same way until she asked God to show her who she really is.
When it seemed like everyone around him had internship and employment opportunities figured out, this college student started to stress. Read on to find out how prayer opened the way for him to find his own perfect fit internship.
Could I really choose how I felt about my big pile of homework? I remembered that I was used to listening to God about a lot of other things, and that every time I did, I would get ideas or happier feelings or whatever I needed, and that always turned the situation around.
When Shannon and Mommy started praying, they talked about how, just as Shannon didn’t need to change the silly reflection in the fun house mirror, this injury also wasn’t the true view of her.
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“As I pondered my experience, I realized that I had naturally and beautifully transitioned from the mistaken sense of being a mortal to an understanding of myself as the spiritual, complete creation of God, Spirit.”
Struggling with severe illness, this writer had a breakthrough moment when, in his own words, “I yielded up any personal sense of responsibility for healing.”
I reached out to divine Love and heard God’s angel message that I belonged to Him and was His beloved child—upright, innocent, whole, and free. The symptoms vanished quickly.
Robert Nofsinger
with contributions from Jack Kavanagh
I realized that God’s purpose for me going on the hike was to love Him by serving others. That thought broke the worry I was feeling, and the intense discomfort lifted completely.
I thanked the doctors and nurses for their good care and danced out of the emergency room. There was no lasting effect for me or my horse, and we continue to work together.
I was able to change my attitude, and my behavior shifted accordingly. And over the next week, the physical condition diminished until it finally disappeared.