In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

call the security guard or pray?

This author sought God's help when a stranger next to her began shouting obscenities and being generally unruly. The results speak for themselves.

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Some time ago I woke in the middle of the night in great discomfort.
There's lots of talk these days about quick-fixes for one aliment or another. One hears less about long-term cures. Yet understanding the Mind-body connection offers more than permanent healing. It promises spiritual renewal as well.

Why be crabby?

There is never a time when we can't let God guide our advancement.

Anyone can pray—including you

Find out what this girl did when a bully began frightening her on her walk home from school.

Because God isn't lost

Instead of putting up with absentmindedness, heal it.

Healing racism

Many people work hard not to be racist. But even such earnest resolve can be undermined by subtle bias. At those times, prayer renews one.

The book won every argument

Ever carried on a debate with a book? This reader did for five years. Can you guess which book?
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
At first she just wanted the "problem kid" to disappear. Then she decided to be his friend. What a difference her love made—to them both.

Which is more powerful, love or hate?

As she helped students work through their fears after last spring's Columbine shootings, this author found that children of all ages know that love is more powerful than hate.
Out of 1,950 kids, about 800 did not show up for school that day.