Praying for the World

Article

Music, God, and joyful camaraderie 

Annette Dutenhoffer

When troubled by world events for several nights, the author felt in despair that these circumstances were beyond her help.After yearningly reaching out to God, she was assured by hymn lyrics that her sincere prayers could help.  
Article

Living in God’s sustaining love, never in limbo 

Abigail Mathieson Warrick

This author sees more clearly that her identity is not defined or limited by a state bureaucracy or a personal history and that her God-given mission in life could not be thwarted.

Audio Collection

Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

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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Editorial

AI, Jesus’ tomb, and our newness in Christ 

Scott Preller

With the steady growth of AI or artificial intelligence, it’s incumbent on us to actively look to God for genuine answers and guidance rather than relying on material sources of information no matter how sophisticated they appear to be.

Write for JSH

How have you been praying about a world issue or challenge? Consider sharing your inspiration and healing ideas with others. Visit Writer’s Corner to learn how to submit.

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Article

The Ebola outbreak: Our prayers are needed 

André Kisonga

In the face of an outbreak of disease in his country, this Christian Science practitioner shares what his prayers have shown him: As we understand man’s spiritual nature, “we help lift ourselves and others out of the plague of infectious disease and the fear of it."
Editorial

Praying about contagion 

Tony Lobl

With the global rise of infectious disease, we have an opportunity as Christian healers to help hasten its eradication—to heal even the most serious disease as Christ Jesus did, through an understanding of God’s all-power and ever-presence.
Sentinel Watch

What do sports teach us about spiritual qualities? 

With Seth Johnson and Tony Lobl

As we’ve reached the knockout stages of the World Cup games, we chat with a former soccer player and coach who shares how he sees God’s qualities in everyone from players to fans—and how this can elevate and improve even a sports event.

Audio Collection

Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

Audio Collection

Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Write for JSH

How have you been praying about a world issue or challenge? Consider sharing your inspiration and healing ideas with others. Visit Writer’s Corner to learn how to submit.

Write for JSH

Editorial

“Let freedom ring!” 

Beth Schaefer

“Let freedom ring!” This week’s editorial speaks eloquently about true independence and the inalienable divine rights bestowed on each one of us by our Creator. 
Article

God’s affluence, already in place 

Michelle Douglas-Joffe

Writing from South Africa, this author shares how she learned that the answer to water shortages—or any kind of shortage—lies in understanding more about God as the true and boundless source of supply.
Poem

The facts of light 

Kit Cornell Kurtz

Christ Jesus told us, “I am the light of the world.”
Article

Where do we really live? 

Alison J. Hughes

 Christ Jesus describes where we live in three words: ”kingdom of heaven.” Where exactly is that? And what does living there mean for us?
Article

God’s protection demonstrated 

Mari G. de Milone

There’s no situation or circumstance that’s too big or impossible for God, as this author learned when a potentially devastating fire broke out in her community.
Article

“His arm encircles me, and mine, and all” 

Jeff Patzlaff

A man finds these words, “His [God’s] arm encircles me,” from a poem by Mary Baker Eddy, inscribed on a D-Day memorial headstone in Normandy, France—and he discovers that the spiritual signification of those words heals the grieving heart.