TeenConnect

I realized that in reality, I couldn’t be sick, since God made me capable only of being good, like Him.

A new way of helping others

She thought that helping others meant picking up trash or holding the door. But then a new idea dawned on her: Maybe she could help others by praying.
When you look at the world around you, it can seem like some people are good, some people are bad, and some are somewhere in between. But as healers, we can take a different view—and bring out the innate spiritual goodness in everyone we meet.
Faced with a brand new school in a brand new country, this teen wondered if she would ever feel like she was at home, or that she belonged, again. Read about how prayer helped her find comfort—and a conviction that she could be at home wherever she was.

Waking up to healing

This experience could help me grow as a Christian Scientist and feel closer to God.
Do you care too much about what others might be thinking about you? One writer says, “been there,” and goes on to show how getting a God-based understanding of her identity has helped her feel secure and happy.
God is always compelling us to leave behind the incorrect view for a better understanding of our perfection.
Persistence isn’t something we have to muster up to help us get motivated to pray; it motivates us.
Hit with an illness during a service trip to Peru, this teen found concrete guidance in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy that sped him along to healing.

The way I really am

In sixth grade, I got excited about playing football, but didn’t know how I could do it.

‘I am a what?’

Over the summer, I worked as a counselor-in-training at a camp for Christian Scientists.

Hair care

I’d asked a friend to trim the split ends from my waist-length hair.