If we want to conquer the wrongs of the world, we must begin by recognizing divine Love’s allness and our inherent ability, as Love’s offspring, to endure through Love.
I acknowledged that God, Life, is my only creator and has given me, and all of His children, dominion. Would an all-loving God make our well-being dependent on human circumstances? No!
I had always believed in God, and was looking for something that would satisfy me and help me understand who I was and what my purpose was in life. So I went to the meeting.
The stress of figuring out his plans for the future was getting to be too much for this high schooler … until he turned to the Bible and Science and Health for answers.
I was leaning, looking, and actually seeing both God and myself through new eyes. I was realizing God’s blessing right there—discerning something of the goodness of God and seeing myself and all of creation reflecting that goodness as an undeniable present fact.
Though daily life was a challenge, step by step I became stronger and clearer in my understanding of the ever-presence and all-power of God, good. In fact, I discovered that recognizing that good is at hand even in hard times teaches us that we can still help others even while working our way out of troubling circumstances.
It was this author’s moment to play her bassoon for the judges, who would decide her grade on this end-of-semester exam. But when she woke up that morning, she couldn’t even open her mouth. Could Christian Science help?
There is a growing conviction in my heart that people and places that seem consumed with hatred can be viewed with healing compassion that can melt even the most egregious forms of hatred.