Daily Practice

Volume 128, Issue 47

The sweetest gratitude 

With Sugar Blume

Thanksgiving is a time when many pay attention to everything they’re grateful for. But gratitude isn’t just a warm exercise; we actually welcome in more good when we’re truly grateful. Our guest this week, Sugar Blume, has experienced just that. She shares how deep gratitude led to two big healings—and more.
Article

Weaving baskets—one prayer at a time 

Fujiko Signs

Every prayer counts—and prayers of thanks to God prepare us to receive myriad blessings.

Audio Collection

Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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Poem

Let praise shine 

Kit Cornell Kurtz

Praise flows from God’s light.

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Volume 128, Issue 46

Healing unhealthy relationships 

With Lisa Troseth and Mike Hamilton

Struggling with a tumultuous or complicated relationship? Our guest this week, Lisa Troseth, shares how strengthening her relationship with God brought healing to rocky relationships in her life. And there’s a special note at the end about how Mary Baker Eddy dealt with a disagreement.
Article

Heaven’s aftersmile 

Patrick McCreary

Praying with phrasing from Mary Baker Eddy’s poems can help us trust that our steps are being divinely directed.
Editorial

The law that leads us out of loneliness 

Tony Lobl

In an age when loneliness is being described as an epidemic, even a modest acceptance that divine Love is always with us can bring visible adjustments to our lives.

Audio Collection

Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

Audio Collection

Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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Volume 128, Issue 45

Healing—a heart thing not just a head thing 

With Ron Mangelsdorf

While we need to understand what Christ Jesus taught to be able to heal as he did, the healings come more quickly when we also feel the spirit behind those teachings. And especially when we feel the presence of God. Our guest this week, Ron Mangelsdorf, shares how he’s felt this spirit—and the healings that have resulted.
Editorial

Praying as Jesus taught 

Thomas Mitchinson

Following in Jesus’ footsteps means joyfully and consistently entering into “the closet of prayer.”
Article

Defeating the tempter 

Karen Neff

Just because you face challenges doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong. Look to how Jesus addressed “the tempter.”
Article

Not vulnerable to intimidation 

Roxanne Baker

A sense of domination or intimidation gives way when we better understand that God’s supremacy is the only reality.
Editorial

Spiritually anchored 

Larissa Snorek

The story of Ruth in the Bible gives us insight into what it means to be anchored in God, good—wherever we are.
Article

Bend to God 

Trevor Yates

This author prayed deeply about flexibility in thought and in body. While biblical standards and spiritual reality are givens for him, he realized he didn’t have to be so set in rigid, personal opinions.