In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

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Being offended is not inevitable 

Mark Swinney

In all situations, it’s always better to respond to God’s presence than to react to some lie or threat suggesting God’s absence.
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Spiritual lessons from a dog 

Hal H. Hoerner

A dog trusts his owner. He has no doubt that he will always be cared for. I realized that this is the kind of trust we can have in God. 
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The importance of joy 

Ellen Virginia Brearley Jones

I had a complete healing of the pain after two days.
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Image and Inspiration

This week’s photographic inspiration and related text.
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Self-revealing Truth and Love 

Mary Beattie

The Christ, the active power of divine Love, is continually sweetening thought, preserving good, purifying relationships, and healing minds and bodies.
Kids

Where is Love? 

Virginia Anders

They went through everything in David’s room, and there wasn’t a single place where Love wasn’t. Even in the darkest corners and shadows.
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How are you praying about Ukraine? 

Laura Lapointe, Christian A. Harder, Graham Thatcher, Rosalie E. Dunbar, Douglas Paul, and Béatrice Labarthe

An occasional column sharing how readers are praying about current needs in the world.
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Pray the way the wren sings 

Deb Hensley

Sometimes I am required to pray like the wren sings—with consistent affirmation, confident protest, vigilant alertness, and a ready response to the light of Truth.
TeenConnect: Your Healings

Getting along 

Virginia Gathings

When her friends began disregarding her parents’ rules during a road trip, this college student felt totally justified in being angry. But a persistent thought came to her rescue—and changed the dynamic with her fellow passengers.
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Worry less, love more 

Paula Jensen-Moulton

When we consider that every real, true thought comes from divine Mind, God, we are able to more quickly dispose of fear-based suggestions. 
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Is food driving your life? There is a spiritual answer. 

Kristy Murray Holch

While I’d been spending a lot of time thinking about eating and expecting pleasure from it, I was beginning to see that what are thought of as material “pleasures” actually confer no real enjoyment. I began to find deep satisfaction in thinking about God, communing with God, and making this a priority.
TeenConnect: Your Healings

Teacher trouble 

Dasha Wohlfarth

Doing online-only school was hard enough for this high schooler. But having a tough teacher made things even worse. Thankfully, this teen had Christian Science to help her learn how to think about the situation in a different—healing—way.