In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

This week’s photographic inspiration and related text.
Waiting on God doesn’t have to take time. It can be a moment-by-moment lifting of thought.

Is this for real? 

As you scroll TikTok or Instagram looking for information about what’s going on in Ukraine, how do you know if what you’re seeing is legit? Good sleuthing skills help, but there’s actually a spiritual quality within each of us that’s an even more powerful and accurate guide. 
A huge load dropped from my shoulders. I didn’t have to figure something out and make it happen! 

Peace, be still 

In prayer we silence the waves of confused thinking and lean on God’s guidance. As the clarity of spiritual ideas starts to appear, we find ourselves on a calm sea, engrounded on the rock of Christ, Truth. 

God is pretty amazing 

This idea of God’s practical nearness and immediacy was a revelation to me. 
I go to Christian Science Sunday School.

Pruning the apricot tree 

Removing dead wood unburdened the tree, and thinning the branches allowed more light and air to circulate and stimulate new growth. Similarly, the dead wood of matter-based thinking—any thinking that is not in accord with God, divine Spirit—needs to be pruned and discarded. 

Solving the problem of being 

This God-assignment, working out the problem of being, is a day-by-day, step-by-step, thought-by-thought achievement.
Now that it was no longer possible for me to talk with my brother, it seemed too late for a resolution. Yet, I had experienced many healings in my life through prayer in Christian Science, and I trusted that this pain could be healed, too. 

Courage to give 

I felt a deep desire to expand my healing ministry. 

Stuck on the ski slope 

Stuck and terrified at the top of a steep slope, this teen skier had no idea how she was ever going to make it to the bottom, where her mom was waiting. None of her fellow skiers came to her rescue . . . but God did.