In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

Rising concern over crime can stir us to understand more of God's law and to express this law in our home and community.

The greatest reason to rejoice

Spiritual healing not only shows us how much God cares for us; it gives us evidence of the uninterrupted goodness and wholeness of God's creation.

Second Thought

From Ladder of Angels: Scenes from the Bible Illustrated by Children of the World by Madeleine L'Engle
If a poet and a pious man should confer and exchange views, the poet would say: "All he lives, I say"; and the pious man would know: "All he says, I live.
When it looks as if you are in trouble, what is your first response? Would a fresh example of God's power help out?

Learning dominion over time

How do we measure our days—by the clock or by what we are learning of eternal Life?
It is never too late to love — to recognize and cherish each individual as God's creation, sustained by Him.

Lessons learned on a paper route

Everything seemed to be against the writer, until she prayed.
For several months, whenever I walked past a certain house, I felt a very strong premonition of evil.
When waste and loss make us yearn for home, we can always return and be greeted by our Father's embrace.

You can't throw shadows at the sun!

If we feel we are in the grip of some kind of darkness — fear, disease, or temptation — we may need to get clearer on what light is. Divine Love, which shines on us and in us, is light that can't be put out and is never absent.

Making room for good

The good that God gives us can't be swallowed up.