At a time of distressing headlines, what do these words from a six-year-old contributor offer us: “God can’t go anywhere without us, and we can’t go anywhere without God” (“My first healing”)? These words offer a fresh way to remind ourselves of God’s ever-presence—His all-presence. And affirming God’s omnipresence is one way we can join Christian Scientists in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the USA, in answering a citywide call for a spiritual response to the situation there, as a local member reports. Another author’s experience proves that prayer makes a difference in the face of imminent violence. Last, but not least, an immigrant’s time in the grimness of a Zambian jail shows that the light of God truly is everywhere, with life-changing impact.
January 26, 2026