In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

The founder of the Sentinel writes on the value of praying for others.

PRAYER works

Reprinted from The Christian Science Monitor.
God's help is never any closer or more available than it is when you feel most troubled.
Even when you can't be physically present with someone, the full power of prayer is still at hand.

PRAYER THAT heals PAIN AND SUFFERING

In these excerpts from a current Sentinel Radio broadcast, two Christian Science practitioners talk about the nuts and bolts of effective prayer.
Back in the early ‘70s, a longstanding battle between Navajos and Hopis in the American West flared up over common reservation boundaries.

I HAVE CONSISTENTLY FOUND THAT HONEST INTENTIONS HEIGHTEN MY RECEPTIVITY TO GOD'S HEALING MESSAGES.

I KNEW IN MY HEART THAT ALL THE LOVE, SUPPORT, AND HUSBANDING OF GOD WOULD ALWAYS BE BY MY SIDE AND WOULDN'T LEAVE ME COMFORTLESS.

Over the years, my wife and I have visited many of the private and public gardens in our beautiful country, and I have taken dozens of photos of the landscapes, flowers, animals, and even the bugs that are to be found around them.

My spiritual notebook

Monday: Today I thought about how "[Divine Love] is my shepherd; I shall not want".

Going UP With God

Instead of mentally "coming down" with flu symptoms, this author began to lift her consciousness through prayer—and found healing at the outset.

As we awake to our true identity as the likeness of God—nourished and sustained by divine Love—we find that we already possess all good by reflection.