October 5, 2026
The parable of the tares and the wheat from the Bible—a parable that’s also featured in another article in this issue—can help us sort through difficult memories and better understand God’s redeeming law.
We’re able to make progress when we learn that “True repentance lifts thought toward God and reformation; guilt drags it downward.”
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As we take the time to listen to God’s flawless direction, instead of acting on a whim, we experience more of the freedom and harmony that are innately ours as His offspring.
From the editors
Even as we seek comfort and healing after a loved one’s passing, let’s not forget that they continue to shine and express eternal Life.
Jesus taught us how to value the invisible things of the Spirit, hidden to our material senses.
This week, we delve into a period of Mary Baker Eddy’s life when she was discovering the Science of spiritual healing for herself. Michael Hamilton, who works at The Mary Baker Eddy Library, shares his research into this specific era of her life, and how her writings, over one hundred years later, brought healing to his life.
In school, note-taking was both a crutch and a burden for this student. But she couldn’t do things differently and still do well … could she?
The Christian Science Quarterly Thanksgiving Bible Lesson is available to read and share. There’s also a new Bible collection on spiritual sight on JSH-Online.com. And if you haven’t read about it, there will be a summit in Australia in November.
Our health depends on knowing that there is only one cause and that this one and only cause is God, divine Mind, who knows no disease.
“All I wanted to do was finish my job so I could reward myself with another energy drink.”
“[I turned] my gaze to spiritual reality—the only reality. I had forgotten that I am a spiritual idea, and it was very comforting to know that.”
One holy mountain represents spiritually elevated thought and revelation.
