'ALL THINGS NEW'

JEFF WARD-BAILEY, STAFF EDITOR

Researchers estimate that between 40 and 50 percent of American adults make a New Year's resolution each year. And while it can often be difficult to sustain these goals, it's clear that such resoultions do help people make positive choices in shaping their lives. In fact, one study showed that nearly half of everyone who made a New Year's resolution had successfully kept it six months later (National Public Radio, "How to Make New Year's Resolutions Stick," December 26, 2008).

The ideal of the New Year as a clean slate can extend to spiritual renewal, as well. This week's Sentinel focuses on how God's promise "I make all things new" (Rev. 21:5) transforms our lives and our experiences.

In this issue, Tony Lobl discusses how newness in all areas—from cutting-edge technology to improved life choices—has its root in new thinking. He writes: "The underlying substance of every new thing is a thought .... The substance of all progress and healing—individually and collectively—is a new sense of God, Spirit, which leads to adjustment and refinement of the human condition for the better." And he goes on to point out that when we "align consciousness with the ever-new Christ," this will "free us to open our hearts to right thinking" (see p. 8).

Our cover section also includes excerpts from a Sentinel Radio chat with Christian Science practitioner Emily Byquist. She offers insight into how the divine spirit of renewal can heal our relationships with others, sharing how her own estranged relationship with her father was "completely redeemed—made entirely new—by Love divine."

Whether you plan to make New Year's resolutions or not, this can be a time of introspection and spiritual growth. The regenerative power of divine Love is instantly available to all.

WHAT I SAY UNTO YOU I SAY UNTO ALL, WATCH.
—JESUS

The Christian Science Sentinel was founded in 1898 by Mary Baker Eddy, and its mission remains the same: "to hold guard over Truth, Life, and Love." The Sentinel continues to report on the unlimited ways that the healing power and presence of the Christ activates, uplifts, and transforms the lives of everyday people around the world.

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