In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

A holiday flight

Are we forced to "ride out" the aggravations of holiday travel? This writer found that prayer enabled him to approach a trip as a Christian healer, not as a hassled traveler.
When we are looking for better ways to support our parents, we should not overlook the spiritual power that can bring joy and strength during any family challenge—the power of divine Love.
By Kent Gramm in The Christian Century,March 23–30, 1988

Real friends

Settling down with a good book is not second best, when the good book is the Bible.

Wake to the Christ and be healed

Jesus' life and healing work are a story many love to tell—and to hear. But if we think it's only a lovely story, we are missing its radical healing message for our time.
Pilgrims in a strange land—people searching for refuge and freedom—obviously are not a thing of the past. Nevertheless, the Bible can still help today's refugees as much as it did earlier seekers.
Sometimes when we are giving thanks for all we have right now, our gratitude is tinged with doubt about the future. But real thanksgiving opens our eyes to the permanence of the good that God gives.
From The Boston Herald, January 8, 1988

No loss in God's kingdom

She started praying because she had lost a stone from an engagement ring. But in the end she was healed of grief.

Arrest that wrong motive!

Old habits, mindless reactions, impulsive behavior, can seem to be our prison keepers—until Truth enables us to arrest them.
We may not believe that we are descended from Adam, but have we even begun to understand our real, spiritual heritage?
A Story some time ago in The New York Times carried the heading "In Japan, Gratitude to Others Is Stressed in Psychotherapy.