In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

From Christianity Today, September 22, 1989

"I'm not afraid!"

Daphne and Ethan are twins, and they are almost four years old.
"More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of," wrote Lord Tennyson more than a century ago.
If a better perspective can help with problem-solving, think what a Christlike outlook can do.
To make the effort to see in others their true Godlike nature is to make a contribution to their spiritual growth—and ours.

Finding freedom from fear

Is fear a fundamental element in our makeup? Or do we have a nature that resists fear, a nature that reflects the might of divine Love?

God's presence: a gentle power

This writer found that, even in the face of injustice, prayer brings a stillness, a spiritually based calm, which can lead to effective action.
So much in our world argues that retaliation is the inevitable response to wrong. But Christ Jesus' life provides a radically different model. He disarmed evil with the power of divine good.

Better pets: a dog's tale

There was a dog named Little John because he was so big! He liked to run and bounce and play, but he was so large that sometimes his bounces got in the way of tables and chairs and even people.
The pursuit of individual excellence is not an unworthy goal— unless it obscures the goal of living a more Christly life and giving God the glory.

Feeling the presence of God

In our search for healing we are never alone; we are never beyond the reach of divine Love.

SECOND THOUGHT

From The Christian Century, May 2, 1990, by James M.