In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

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.

Prayer, binding the power of pain

In that short time my husband was completely healed.

Resurrection

Resurrection.

Many people have been healed by the nuggets of truth in the Glossary of Science and Health.

For many countries, the disintegration of family and church life is as challenging a problem as hunger, warfare, and ill health.