Rather than letting our own and others’ lives be molded by thoughts and images of immaturity or decline, we can start with an awareness of God as not only the origin of all things but as Life itself, the ongoing basis of all existence.
Now that it was no longer possible for me to talk with my brother, it seemed too late for a resolution. Yet, I had experienced many healings in my life through prayer in Christian Science, and I trusted that this pain could be healed, too.
Stuck and terrified at the top of a steep slope, this teen skier had no idea how she was ever going to make it to the bottom, where her mom was waiting. None of her fellow skiers came to her rescue . . . but God did.
Once when praying by an open window, I noticed the enticing fragrance of a lilac bush wafting into the room, and it occurred to me that inspiration from God is like that—so gentle and effortless! I began to relax and be less fearful.