In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

Breaking the caffeine habit

On a recent situation comedy show, the leading lady, playing the part of an expectant mother, sends her husband out to the local delicatessen to purchase a food she fancies.

No season for flu

In a very short time, all the symptoms of the flu vanished.

That combative field was abandoned like a dream after one wakes in the morning.

Can revenge be sweet?

Not a single individual on either side was called upon to fight!

Ninety years ago, the Christian Science Sentinel was about to begin its second decade serving a growing, deep-thinking readership.

Prayer for good government

One day a dear friend asked me, "The Bible tells us to pray for those in positions of leadership and for the peaceful resolution of differences.

Just as we ran out of food, my sister-in-law brought us a hamper of food that kept us going.

Lifted above the flood

I refused to accept this flood as an act of God.

As I reached out to God for my friend, my own sense of loss completely lifted, very suddenly and very finally.

God's gentle presence heals

I felt God's allness around me. The pain began to go away.

In an episode of my favorite television show, Touched by an Angel, when a newer angel was regretting having done something one way instead of another, a question was put to her by a more senior angel.

Breaking barriers

I learned that I didn't have to apologize for being born or feel that I had to pay a penalty for being alive.