August 31, 2026
Listening to and obeying God, divine Love, leads us to find resolutions to health issues and solutions to other problems. As our thought adjusts and we see a higher view of ourselves as spiritual, not material, we “awake” to these inspired solutions.
This writer found that self-righteousness is actually self-defeating. He’s learned that as we understand that we all, in reality, reflect one divine Mind, we are enabled to genuinely “seek the highest human expression of God’s law” of good in any situation.
When troubled by world events for several nights, the author felt in despair that these circumstances were beyond her help.After yearningly reaching out to God, she was assured by hymn lyrics that her sincere prayers could help.
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Listening for what God is knowing brings tangible blessings.
If we discern that thoughts coming to us are not from God, we can not only mentally say a vigorous, “No,” but know spiritual facts, such as God is always with us—even when in a trying circumstance.
All we really need is Love. This week, we speak with John Paxton Qualtrough about the practical, healing effects of Love, God, and how divine Love propels us and others forward when it is understood and we love others unselfishly.
This author discovered that rather than condemning herself for functional alcoholism, understanding her God-given worth would put her on the path to healing. As her desire to know God’s love grew, the drinking dropped away.
From the editors
Right at the moment when it seemed like God couldn’t possibly exist, this college student found proof that God is real, and actually present and caring for us.
If you weren’t able to attend in June, Annual Meeting is available to replay. Read about that and more in this week’s updates.
“A powerful sense of the ever-presence of God, Love, filling all space, constituting all the conditions and circumstances of divine being, flooded my thought.”
“At the close of Sunday School that morning, I left completely healed. The blisters . . . had been replaced by healthy skin, and all itching was gone.”
“I realized that I needed to look away from what the physical senses were reporting and turn to the facts known to spiritual sense. This took mental discipline, but at some point, all fear left ….”
Jesus remained steadfast in the face of trials and temptations throughout his ministry.
