In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

This week’s photographic inspiration and related text.
We can see through any materially based narrative about ourselves and others.

Governed by God, not the planets

Are there powers other than God? A recent experience proved to me the importance of knowing the spiritual truth that God alone influences our experience. 
No matter how difficult the circumstances, God’s perfect love takes away fear.
She couldn’t have been working harder on her giant final paper, but that was just the problem. The harder she worked, the more she struggled. Fortunately, she was about to discover a different approach, based on Jesus’ example, that turned the whole project around.

No more toothache

The pain completely disappeared, and it never returned. The teeth remain intact. This experience has strengthened my spiritual understanding.
One thought that occurred to me was how often I felt tempted to eat almost automatically, without thinking, sometimes when I wasn’t even hungry. I realized that my appetite had become like another god to me, controlling my behavior in ways I didn’t like.
As my fear diminished, I was able to breathe freely again, and that was the end of the difficulty.

The sweetest attraction

As my desire for God grew, I became more alert to the mentally and physically unhealthful nature of my passion for candy. It felt addictive.
I continue to learn more about how Jesus healed by discerning the thought of individuals, and seeing beneath the surface of physical symptoms to the critical issue at hand.
Prayer in Christian Science can dissipate the “vain dreams” and fears of addiction by revealing the truth of our life in God.
After recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, and Boulder, Colorado, I wanted to pray more effectively about gun violence.