If we feel we are in the grip of some kind of darkness — fear, disease, or temptation — we may need to get clearer on what light is. Divine Love, which shines on us and in us, is light that can't be put out and is never absent.
You, homeless, lost, face to facewith lust, disgust, despair, in the city streets;you, young girl, hoping, believingin what is truest and timeless about you—purity, dignity, love—you, innocent!
When you hear that inner question "Do you have enough experience to handle this?" it helps to remember how healing experience actually comes in the first place.
We do not need to accept evil as an inevitable part of life. We can dismiss it as not in accordance with God's law of good, and learn how to shake it off.
Participation in a branch church, including attendance at both Sunday services and Wednesday testimony meetings and service in various church activities, has been important in my love for Christian Science.
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