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The ever-present hope of Easter

Christ is forever risen, is here. Let it lift you, too—and enable you to follow.
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When I see Jesus’ teachings, deeds, and resurrection as based on the divine universal Principle of all being, it gives me hope—the hope that every person can be moved to let the belief that existence is material yield to the understanding of Life as spiritual and eternal.
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The profoundly beautiful promise of this Christly oil is that it is here for everyone. It is not reserved for a physical ritual anointing royalty or religious officials. The oil of anointing is plentiful and present every moment to destroy whatever yoke seems to be binding us.
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I didn’t want to be lukewarm in my devotion to God. This shifted church attendance for me from a duty to a desire.
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For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.Isaiah 61:11
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Easter every day

A poem to celebrate Easter!
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The sense of loss and the burden and fear of thinking I had to do this all on my own began to lift. I could turn to God, divine Love, as a dear Parent to guide me. 
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TeenConnect: Your Healings
Can one spiritual insight help you with mutliple issues in your life? For this teen, the answer was yes.
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This week’s guest, Tony Lobl, shares insights he has gained from the Easter story—and how learning from Jesus’ example can help us all when things seem out of control.
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Ark of God

Sheltered in the ark of God
away from doubt or fear,
with divine Love at the helm
we are ...
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Testimony of Healing
I knew that God, divine Mind, would always be with me, right where I was, knowing everything real about me.
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Moving freely again

The healing came steadily. One Sunday I was able to drive to church and walk in. 
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I realized I again had full use of both arms. I knew I was healed, and I rejoiced. Shortly after this, the legal issue was resolved harmoniously in an unexpected way, to the benefit of all.
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Reality

“Peace with God” points to reconciliation—an end to feeling hostile to or separate from God.
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In order to be free of the exhaustion of inharmony, it is natural—spiritually innate—for us to seek something else, to reverse direction, to move toward safer, more peaceful ground. 
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While my husband called the police, I stood between the two groups and prayed.
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Holy joy

God-sourced joy is constant. There’s not one news report that can get under its skin, not one anxious thought, threatening storm, or terror that can shake it.
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Poem

Leaping words

the poet understands
that writing is 
            not simply
                        thinking thoughts
                        delving deep
                        watching words
            but …
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Church and the demonstration of supply

My branch Church of Christ, Scientist in Rio de Janeiro was dealing with limited supply and had to confront fear, expect good, and obey the inspirations that unfolded through prayer.
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Sadness seemed so appealing at the time because it allowed me to be a victim and blame the world for my problems. I realized, though, that I did want to be happy.
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The sense of loss and the burden and fear of thinking I had to do this all on my own began to lift. I could turn to God, divine Love, as a dear Parent to guide me. 
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TeenConnect: Your Healings
Can one spiritual insight help you with mutliple issues in your life? For this teen, the answer was yes.
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Sentinel Watch
This week’s guest, Tony Lobl, shares insights he has gained from the Easter story—and how learning from Jesus’ example can help us all when things seem out of control.
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Poem

Ark of God

Sheltered in the ark of God
away from doubt or fear,
with divine Love at the helm
we are ...
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Testimony of Healing

Protected from contagion

I’m grateful for the ability we all have to defend ourselves through prayer from beliefs regarding illness, and for the fact that we can include our loved ones and others in this prayer as well. 
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Testimony of Healing
I looked back through a journal I keep that chronicles my healings and spiritual progress. The review brought renewed inspiration.
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I prayed confidently, knowing that God’s law of good was governing my grandson and that all he could experience was good.
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Bible Lens

Unreality

God guarantees transformation and renewal in the midst of barrenness.
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I consciously yielded my fear to the conviction of God’s unwavering presence and affection. The fear was completely gone in minutes.
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Learning to float

As I let my understanding be upheld by divine Love, the answer came: I was not the one who was responsible; God was. Immediately I relaxed. I waited, trusted, “floated.”
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Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? . . . If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.Psalms 139:7, 9, 10
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I had been trying to “apply” spiritual truths to improve whatever needed improving. What I truly needed was to accept (really accept) the Bible’s revelation that life, substance, and intelligence are in and of God, Spirit—and that everyone’s real individuality is entirely spiritual.
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Once my husband and I had two boys and one girl, I figured all I had to do was go ahead and have that second girl. Sound a little willful?
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TeenConnect: Your Healings

How can I feel motivated?

He was behind on his work and stressed about his grades. How did this high school student turn his academics around? Read on.
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The sense of loss and the burden and fear of thinking I had to do this all on my own began to lift. I could turn to God, divine Love, as a dear Parent to guide me. 
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TeenConnect: Your Healings
Can one spiritual insight help you with mutliple issues in your life? For this teen, the answer was yes.
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This week’s guest, Tony Lobl, shares insights he has gained from the Easter story—and how learning from Jesus’ example can help us all when things seem out of control.
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Poem

Ark of God

Sheltered in the ark of God
away from doubt or fear,
with divine Love at the helm
we are ...
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Testimony of Healing
The teacher told me about our son’s improved eyesight and that there was also a lot of improvement with his handwriting and reading.
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Testimony of Healing

Tooth pain gone

Knowing the truth is not a process or formula we use to get rid of something. It simply means acknowledging, and staying with, what is spiritually true.
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Testimony of Healing
The fear of losing my faithful dog was overwhelming, and at first I didn’t know what to pray. However, I obeyed that still, small voice and trusted God to quiet my fear.
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Bible Lens

Man

Jesus introduces eternal life as present, found in a spiritual understanding of God.
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And who is my neighbor?

How big is our circle? Does it reflect God’s inclusive love for all?
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The reason that God doesn’t step into a physical world and fix things is that it’s not needed. Christian Science teaches that God and God’s manifestation—including each of us—are the entirety of existence. Everything real and good is already present and intact.
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Poem

Happiness

Holiest of days, glory be!
We are God’s happiness expressed,
His treasure,
His delight … 
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Every time the fear arose that I would not regain full mobility, I challenged that suggestion until I had annihilated it, replacing it with a calm trust in God’s omnipotent ability to maintain my activity and freedom.
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Make demands on Love

Out of despair, I had challenged my view of what I thought God could do. A truly tough trial resulted in a higher understanding of God’s unchanging love for me and the restoration and exaltation of all the good I thought I’d lost.
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Kids

Love helped the wren

After she finished singing the hymn to the bird, Mia didn’t feel upset anymore. She told her mom how she had prayed.
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The sense of loss and the burden and fear of thinking I had to do this all on my own began to lift. I could turn to God, divine Love, as a dear Parent to guide me. 
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TeenConnect: Your Healings
Can one spiritual insight help you with mutliple issues in your life? For this teen, the answer was yes.
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Sentinel Watch
This week’s guest, Tony Lobl, shares insights he has gained from the Easter story—and how learning from Jesus’ example can help us all when things seem out of control.
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Poem

Ark of God

Sheltered in the ark of God
away from doubt or fear,
with divine Love at the helm
we are ...
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Testimony of Healing
I had an absolute conviction that I was in God’s care and that all I had to do was follow His direction. 
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Testimony of Healing
I hung on to every note, every word, every truth throughout the service. By the time it concluded, I was no longer in pain.
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Testimony of Healing

Freed of back pain

Nothing could spoil the beauty of those bluebells or take away the joy and gratitude I felt walking freely amongst those flowers.
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Bible Lens

Substance

Jesus describes his relation to God as one of obedience to his Father.
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In seeing that we can have only the identity God made, we recognize that the resistance to spiritual growth calling itself distractedness is nothing more than an imposition on us.
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Keeping calm in the midst of conflict allows us to listen for the voice of divine Truth and Love. This peaceful utterance reassures us, no matter what someone else says or does, that the essential goodness of our identity continues undisturbed and untouched. 
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Poem

Single mom

The truth is that God’s creation is never on its own.
Through Love and its abundance
we conquer any sense of lack
or false responsibilities …
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Article

Prayer is like feeding a bird

With stillness, patience, and presence, I am not missing anything. I am meeting new insights that arrive on the wings of inspiration. I experience fresh hope, and welcome with an open heart the healing ideas that bring mental and physical transformation.
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Truth still sets free

It may seem that technology, which is so often helpful in improving our lives but can also be used for criminal and hurtful purposes, far outstrips Jesus’ methods. But, in fact, the truth that Jesus preached and practiced is still fully effective in this age.
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TeenConnect: Q&A
I decided that if I was going to let something determine my identity, I needed to feel completely good about it. Astrology didn’t give me that. So I knew there had to be another way. 
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The sense of loss and the burden and fear of thinking I had to do this all on my own began to lift. I could turn to God, divine Love, as a dear Parent to guide me. 
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TeenConnect: Your Healings
Can one spiritual insight help you with mutliple issues in your life? For this teen, the answer was yes.
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Sentinel Watch
This week’s guest, Tony Lobl, shares insights he has gained from the Easter story—and how learning from Jesus’ example can help us all when things seem out of control.
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Poem

Ark of God

Sheltered in the ark of God
away from doubt or fear,
with divine Love at the helm
we are ...
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Testimony of Healing

Effects of accident healed

Later that day, my hearing was completely normal, and I noticed that the pain in my head and neck was gone, too.
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Testimony of Healing

Instantly free from cold symptoms

Holding to these solid and clear spiritual ideas, I finished my painting. All signs of the cold disappeared. Nothing of the condition lingered.
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Testimony of Healing

God’s unfailing care on a hike

My daughter asked if I realized how steep the descent had been and that there had been no apparent reason for my fall to stop.
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Bible Lens

Matter

Moving or reducing mountains was an ancient image for overcoming great difficulties or obstacles.
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