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I could see clearly that in my intense focus on doing well at my job, I had become rigid and high-strung. That day I committed myself to a new way of living based on a desire for a life “in accord with God.”

My life changed forever

Since my son’s return to health, I have been reading the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, and I’ve realized that a life dedicated to God brings out a beauty and love that have always been deep inside of me.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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Jesus’ “rebellion” wasn’t personal or fueled by anger. He was not waging war against others or in danger of losing his stability and peace even as he “acted boldly.” He was bringing the healing power of God, good, to counter “the accredited evidence of the senses.”

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I’d discovered that my joy, my strength, my capacity were all sourced in God, who is certain and sure.
I stopped checking to see if the water was rising. I realized that my only job was to bear witness to God’s omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniaction.
Much more than just exchanging warm hellos once or twice a week with people sharing the same pew, our fellowship strengthens us individually and collectively, especially when challenges arise.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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Healing at hockey camp

Mom got out a book that had helped Hunter before because it has lots of stories about God in it.

Why wait for healing?

When it seemed that circumstances were stacked against an individual, or the situation seemed irredeemable, Jesus’ understanding of God, good, and trust in his heavenly Father necessarily brought healing and salvation.
The naturalness of going to church had been tamped down, and not only did I no longer feel the impulse to go, but I felt a desire not to.
I turned to prayer and let go of how I wanted things to turn out, instead trusting God with every aspect of my life.
Institutional work has taught me the importance of loving myself—seeing myself as God sees me—so that I can freely love others and be available to serve God in the way He points out.
As I thought about my teammates, I had to bring into focus in my thinking God’s consciousness of their identities as His purely spiritual expression. I had to fill my thoughts about them with how they were known in Truth and embraced by Love.