Spiritual Journeys

Serving God no matter what

We too can prosper, even in the most difficult situations, by choosing to stay close to God.
Through these many years as a practicing Christian Scientist, I have had many proofs of God’s care, including the healing of infected tonsils, protection during the political uprising of the 1980s, and the overcoming of lack.
I quit engaging in the belief of having my own matter-based mind and focused on the eternal fact that divine Mind, our Father-Mother God, is wholly good and enables me to know Him.

I was looking for a religion that heals

I knew that the truths in the Christian Science textbook had healed me. That left an impression that I still feel today.

I was looking for a church

By grasping the spiritual truths I was hearing, and especially by playing the hymns, which were full of inspiration, I was permanently healed of recurring flu symptoms from which I had suffered every winter for many years.

During those few weeks, our whole house changed. Our lives became secure and stable.

I yearned for a more satisfying way to express the talents God had given me.

"It was a Friday night ..."

I was learning that no one could take away my joy or deprive me of my own unique opportunities in life.

How love heals grief and loss

The more I choose to companion with God, the more opportunities I find to develop enriching friendships.

A spiritual awakening in the dorm

As I reached out in prayer for solutions, God was right there to help me.

I believed that if I could control how the world addressed me—by relying on a human, social convention—I could keep my identity intact.

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I felt my only way to lasting happiness was to love God.