In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

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When a man approached me at the mall 

Wendy Orfila

Our “intuition” is actually God speaking to us. While I don’t need to walk around scared, I can be wise and listen for that inner guidance—God’s voice.
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Let Love lift up your prayer 

Elaina Simpson

If you ever struggle to find healing, you can affirm—not as some sort of mantra but as irrefutable fact—that God loves you. You have the humility to yield to this love, which removes fear.
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Is your battery drained? 

Calder Ledbetter

At the peak of my activity last fall, it felt as if I was spending all the time I was not in school, athletics, or church, at the STEM lab. It was a busy time, and I felt like a drained battery. While I enjoyed the work, it felt unsustainable. This is when I realized I needed a more spiritual view.
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Judge not . . . and be free! 

Kim Crooks Korinek

I thought about my concerns. Were they based on seeing this individual’s innate goodness—and trusting in his ability to express that in being good and doing good? 
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Alone in the woods 

Caleb Stonecliffe

 A night out in the woods sounded like a fun adventure at first … until darkness descended and this teen had to face his fears with prayer.
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Living in the kingdom of God, here and now 

Peter Julian

The general belief is that each of us lives in a material body, while also possessing spiritual qualities. However, what Jesus was saying was not that we merely have a spiritual dimension but that the spiritual—the substance of the kingdom of God—is all there is and therefore all there is to us.
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Sharing happiness at camp 

Maryann McKay

What happened to those nighttime tears? They were gone. 
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Good is natural 

Judi Bell

I saw more clearly that my peace, health, sense of completeness, and joy depended not on what was going on in my body but on what was happening in my consciousness of God.
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I wanted to know God’s plan for me 

Pam Waller

I went upstairs to the medicine cabinet and threw the pain relievers and sleeping pills away. I never took another one, nor have I had another headache since.
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Riding without fear 

MaryJane Fisher

An avid rider, this teen had to face down fear after she and her horse took a tumble. Read on to find out what brought a breakthrough.
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A college professor prays about artificial intelligence 

Name Withheld

I felt helpless as a writing teacher. The university hadn’t yet formulated specific solutions to cheating through the use of AI, nor did it offer a way to check for AI-generated work that students might pass off as their own.
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I found joy again 

Rhea Patel

As I continued to “stand porter” with my thoughts, I started to feel a lot happier. It was as if I had been dunked in love and joy—feelings I knew were from God.