TeenConnect

When this teen hurt her foot during an outdoor adventure trip, she felt overwhelmed by fear. Prayer not only helped her dispense with the fear—it also brought healing.

I didn’t want to do it

Quit, or stick with it? That was the decision this high school student found herself facing when she was elected to a leadership position for an organization she didn’t like all that much. As she prayed about it, though, she realized this was about so much more than staying or going; this was about learning a new way to love.
She felt everyone was better than she was—and that they knew it. But rather than staying stuck in those feelings, she went looking for help—and she found it in Christian Science.
When a Paris romance soured, this writer felt devastated, unloved, and lonely. Could praying help at all? She got a life-changing answer when she finally turned to God.

Feeling safe in a dangerous neighborhood

Leaving a friend’s house where he’d been working on a group project, this high school student suddenly realized he was in an area of his city that was known for high levels of crime. His only option: Pray.
After previous boyfriends questioned Christian Science or told her that God wasn’t real, this college student felt nervous about talking about her beliefs with her current boyfriend. As she prayed about how to do it, she got a surprising answer: Share Science and Health.

Who I really am

It was senior year, and everything was going so well . . . until this author began picking herself apart and feeling like she could never measure up. What turned it around? Digging deeper into what her identity really is, with the help of Science and Health.

Me, creative?

Faced with the fact that she had zero ideas for a creative project, this student felt increasingly anxious about the looming deadline. Maybe, she thought, prayer could offer some answers?

Bad thoughts can’t control me

No matter how much he tried, this teenager couldn’t get a disturbing image out of his head. Then, a spiritual insight helped him realize that the image didn’t actually have the power it claimed to hold over him. Click the link to find out what happened next.

The power to push back

One of the things I love about being a Christian Scientist is the strength Christian Science has given me to challenge every thought that isn’t right or good.
On a long drive home, this college student faced a dangerous tire blowout but found herself unharmed. Read on to find out how her prayers prepared and protected her.
This counselor-in-training should have been looking forward to the adventures of white-water rafting during a high-water year. Instead, she felt stuck in a fog of fear. But as she turned to the Bible and Science and Health, she found answers that helped both her and her rafting buddies.