In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

Christmas when we need it

Christly love, hope, and strength overruled devastation and destruction. All who saw must have felt what Christmas meant to them. 

“Go get the book”

I didn’t understand everything I was reading in Science and Health, but light was coming into my consciousness. I noticed I was more peaceful and filled with hope.
One night, as I lay in bed feeling a little sad, a voice in my thoughts said, This year, you get a spiritual Advent calendar.
Was it the holiday that we’d planned? No. Was it one that we ultimately needed and thoroughly enjoyed? Yes!
We can trust that every spiritually enlightened thought goes forth to “rest upon” and benefit others—in the workplace, in the schoolroom, on the highway, and even in places unknown to us.
The obstacles to my chaplaincy brought a deeper reliance on God, which has only helped me as I minister to others.
The same Christ that animated Jesus is here to illuminate our life as well.

Moments that stick

She thought what she wanted more than anything was to be able to dance again. But through her prayers, this college student got more than that—and what she got really stuck with her.
Completely overwhelmed, I remember offering up one brief prayer: “Father, I need help.” I just stood there and waited, ready to humbly follow God’s guidance.
It was a little intimidating, because I haven’t been through an experience like that myself, so at first I wasn’t sure what to say or do. But I also felt like this was the moment God had prepared me for.

Victory over cruelty

For years I had been absorbing negative statements about me rather than rebuffing them. 
I needed the radical change that Christian Science brought to how I approached mental health.