Many people have a daily practice of some kind. It might be getting in all your “steps” for that day, journaling, or doing morning prayer, yoga, or meditation. Some may play an instrument or a sport. Typically, we practice something because it makes us feel good or because we want to improve our capacity to do it. 

For Christian Scientists, daily practice is important. We value it as a way of life and of growing spiritually. But what exactly does it mean to have a Christian Science practice?

Ask any Christian Scientist about their daily practice, and they might point to a wide variety of things—studying the Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly, praying to better understand God, being active in their local branch Church of Christ, Scientist, in some capacity, etc. These are natural, even essential, aspects of a vibrant practice. But a truly scientific Christian practice requires something more. At the heart of it must be the desire to deeply live Christianity. We may not always feel spiritually on fire when we sit down to study or when we attend church. But as we delve more deeply into how we can follow today what the master Christian, Jesus, taught and lived so long ago, it will not only bring good into our lives but will have a much more far-reaching effect.