In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

My neighbor confessed that he was involved in trafficking young women from other countries, without their knowledge or consent, to work in prostitution clubs. After this incident, I couldn’t stop the thoughts of anger and resentment toward him.

When I felt excluded 

After transferring back to her old high school, this teen felt excluded. Things didn’t change instantly, but praying the way she’d learned in Christian Science Sunday School brought this author the insights she needed to feel peace and find a sense of belonging.
Only as we challenge dead-end thinking and its bitter waters can we get our lives on track and experience progress, health, and happiness.

God’s gift of grace 

It was God’s grace that healed me and made my simple prayer light up a more spiritual love in me. I was instantly freed of hatred, and I felt filled with a sense of unity with all that is good. 

Inner storms can be stilled 

I could refuse to let fearful suggestions stir up my thinking. Instead, I could listen for, and yield to, the reassuring messages that God is always imparting.
I remembered what I’d learned in Christian Science Sunday School about how God is always with me and caring for me.
When our actions are based on Jesus’ teachings, we can know that we are on the right path. 
Our local meteorological office explained that it wasn’t a storm but a strong tropical wave that would bring high winds, floods, and landslides through that night and over the next two days. Much damage to property was expected.
What do kayaking the rapids and navigating life after high school have in common? This counselor-in-training was about to find out.

When I quit blaming 

Freedom from blaming others brings an unfathomable depth of purity, goodness, and love.
I now know with an unwavering conviction that we can turn to God and find freedom from suffering.

Keeping up at camp 

It was so easy to see that my campers’ energy comes from God—an unlimited source. This helped me realize that my energy also comes from God, not from getting more sleep or working less.