TeenConnect

Would the Christmas visit he was looking forward to be ruined by illness? This author shares the simple insight that brought the best joy of all—healing—to his Christmas.
It was crunch time at school and this high schooler was worried. On top of everything she had to do, she’d started feeling sick. Could one simple spiritual idea help her find a way forward?

In a bad mood?

When you wake up feeling grumpy and tired, is there anything you can do to turn your day around? Read on to learn how this author found inspiration that dissolved her bad mood.
Even though I didn’t know how things would work out, I trusted the promise that God meets every need.
This author never could have known that everything he’d learned from studying Christian Science would culminate in a life-saving moment one fall afternoon while he was out water skiing with a friend.
This college student thought there was no way she would pass her diving test—not when she was this scared. Read on to find out how prayer helped her break through the fear.
When this student was ready to stand up to authority because she saw injustice happening at her high school, she turned to prayer to discover the best way of doing that.

If you’re feeling haunted

This author shares how she prayed after a traumatic discovery when she was out rowing right before Halloween.

Healed of anorexia

I realized that I had been hoping my body would tell me who I am or confirm something about my identity. But this hope was empty from the outset because we are made in God’s image.

Trusting God saved my life

I was so relieved, and yet I also understood how this outcome was possible—it was because I trusted God, instead of getting swept away by fear. 

Finding my path

The stress of figuring out his plans for the future was getting to be too much for this high schooler … until he turned to the Bible and Science and Health for answers.
When a ferocious storm hit during a camping trip, this author found comfort and safety by praying with a Bible passage that promised “perfect peace.”