If we get lost along the way in life, turn left instead of right, or get stuck in a rut, the wisdom and grace we need to go forward we find at hand when we turn to God.
Like many high school students, this author was stressed about her upcoming standardized test. Then she realized she could rely on what she’d learned in Christian Science Sunday School to prepare—without the anxiety.
When her best friend ditched her, this teen struggled with negative memories about eighth grade and even thought of her former friend as an enemy. Would she have to feel that way for the rest of her life?
As we stay alert to our spiritual origin, we can realize the truth of this statement in Science and Health: “In Science man is the offspring of Spirit. The beautiful, good, and pure constitute his ancestry” (p. 63). What could be more desirable than this heritage?
This living so as to keep our thought close to God begins each morning, the minute our eyes open. For me, this starts with immediately acknowledging in some inspired way, “This is God’s day.”