TeenConnect

If I’m loving Christian Science, rather than feeling it’s difficult to talk about, then that love guides my conversation.
Now I can’t imagine a life without the knowledge and awareness of God, of Truth and Love.
In the middle of a frightening situation, one teen found that instead of fear and panic, he could feel the peace of God’s presence—and that turned everything around.
A healing of a cold turns into a lesson on how to pray effectively.
All that I am becomes a little clearer each day—and I know now that that’s all I want.
This question from a teen got the author thinking. What does it really mean to be spiritual, and what practical effects can knowing our spiritual identity have in our lives? The answers might surprise you.

Healing a broken heart

She felt as though all the love in her life came from one person: her boyfriend. So when he broke up with her, she thought she’d lost something she could never get back. A pivotal conversation in Sunday School changed her mind—and her experience.

Beyond skin color

This teen couldn’t understand why a guy on social media had rejected his friend request. When it came to light that skin color might be the issue, he turned to prayer to understand more deeply that, in his words, “It isn’t being of the same race or culture that makes us feel ‘in.’ It’s God. It’s knowing that we are living in God’s kingdom as God’s offspring.”
Stuck staring at a blinking cursor, wondering what to write? One author shares some of the spiritual lessons she’s learned about the writing process, and how we can each put them into practice in whatever creative project we’re facing.

Learning to lean on God

Useless.

Safe at first base

After a collision during practice, this softball player was told she needed to go to the hospital right away. But she was already praying for herself and a quick healing followed.

Christmas after a divorce

Each of us was included in an even greater love that could never go away.