When a dark, dreary, material view of existence is put before us, we have a choice to make: Are we going to hold in thought to a false, limited, material model or “paint” the enlightened, unlimited, spiritual view?
The pain was intense, yet I wasn’t afraid. In retrospect, I believe this is because I palpably felt the presence of God’s care; there’s no other explanation.
It might seem fun to have two people who like you, but for this author, it meant feeling stuck in the middle and afraid that someone was going to get hurt. A simple idea from Christian Science Sunday School helped her find her footing.
It is Christ, Truth, that enables us to see God’s creation—perfect and complete—right where a discordant mortal seems to be, and when we do, it invariably has a healing impact.
Illness is a temporal belief of mortal mind—a supposed mentality opposed to God, good—so its sensations can be faced fearlessly and neutralized with spiritual truth.
It was hard to let go of the hurt and anger this author felt after another girl stole her best friend. But as she studied Christian Science, she realized that not only could she be healed of these feelings, but she wanted to be.