In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

About our cover—The world keeps going, and it isn't likely to stop and wait for us. But prayer sets a different pace. It opens up inspired solutions and healing Christianity that speed our recognition of what God has done.

Grateful for rebukes? It is possible

Taking criticism has been called "taking your feedback." But that more or less mechanical term doesn't really help us understand how to learn from our mistakes.

Taking God seriously

How much can you rely on God? Does the power of God come up short in the face of health needs?
Do you have to keep looking for somebody, the right somebody? Is that what love is about?
When we reach out for something to fill a deep emptiness in our life, sometimes we just get emptier. Then we may be ready to be filled with the spiritual love that really satisfies.
About our cover— We all long to love and be loved, but too often people look for love in all the wrong places. Can relationships be founded on a more solid basis?

A decision that made a difference

I was eleven and I was a Girl Scout.

POSITIVE PRESS

From the 1991 Prayer Booklet published by United Bible Societies, Reading, England
What breaks the barriers of custom, appearance, even language? Isn't it the message of divine Love?

Beyond the label, forgiveness

When we've broken through to the "new man" the Bible describes, the old stereotypes can't stick with us.
The writer knew what he wanted—a change from sickness to health. But spiritual healing involved a deeper transformation, embracing his view of God, the Bible, and of man's nature.

Is it OK to ask God to help us?

Many of us would to learn more about how to reach out to God. The Scriptures show us how to lead lives of prayer and spiritual inspiration.