TeenConnect

I was invigorated by knowing that, despite being exposed to strenuous activity, I didn’t need to incur a penalty.

My innocence was intact 

During a study abroad, this author was enjoying an evening of practicing her new language with the locals when she was caught off-guard by one man's inappropriate advances. Prayer not only healed her of the aftereffects of the incident, but it also gave her a deeper understanding of each individual's spiritual innocence.

A night in the woods 

Every time the thought of the headache came, all I had to do was go back to that simple but powerful idea of “one Mind.”
Think you’re not missing anything by not going to church? Think again.

Start with love 

Feeling overwhelmed by what you see in the news, or even the issues you encounter in your own life? This author was, too, until she heard and responded to a simple idea: Start with love.
The spiritual fact that I am God-created and able has stuck with me, and it still comes to me when I need it.

Get unstuck 

This author wondered how she could get Christian Science to work for her. But then a passage from Science and Health changed her approach entirely—and brought healing.
In the face of terrorism, what can we do? Even a simple prayer is enough to begin making a difference. So let’s pray together to combat hatred, fear, and despair.

A new comfort zone 

I realized that I didn’t have to miss home because I was already there. My home was in Love.

What church can do 

The power of Christ, which church helps us experience, changed me in that moment. 

Don’t take it personally 

Problems always try to masquerade as “ours,” but that’s a fiction. The fact is that each of us is actually a pure and loved idea in Mind, and recognizing this fact allows healing to happen.

The ride of my life 

At age 14, she faced a turning point in her life: sell her beloved horse. Christian Science came to her rescue in more ways than one.