Youth

After narrowly avoiding a crash on a cross-country bike trip, this author wondered if she’d be able to finish the ride. Could understanding more about God help her break through her lingering fear?
Whatever your summer plans, this teen’s experience of discovering how present God always is—no matter where you are or what you’re doing—is a comfort for time spent at camp or anywhere else.
Have you ever thought of helping a friend by praying? Here’s how one kid did just that.
If you don’t have your life all planned out, that’s OK! As this author found, being open to our God-given purpose and place leads us to where we can bless and be blessed.
 This author appreciated the ideas she was learning in Christian Science Sunday School, but she wasn’t convinced they all applied to her … until she had a healing that proved otherwise.
Soccer season wasn’t starting out the way this varsity player had hoped. Could she pray about her performance? Or what was her real goal?

Under pressure? Pray! 

It all came down to the final kick of the game. But instead of giving in to pressure, this soccer player knew that she could pray.
“I like reading other kids’ testimonies because it gives me proof that healings through prayer are possible and that they happen every day, even to kids like me.”
In dark moments, when we feel impossibly stuck, is there anything that can move us forward? As this author learned, even the smallest amount of faith can do that.

Safe at school 

Facing a dangerous situation at school, this author leaned on what she’d learned about God from attending Christian Science Sunday School. The healing that followed included not just her, but the potential perpetrator, too.

How can I stop scrolling? 

If you’re struggling to get off your phone, this author has some spiritual insights—gained from her own prayers about how to stop scrolling—that can help.
“As I make my understanding of God bigger by learning more about Him—and then hold tightly to this bigger and bigger sense of God—it lifts me up, and I feel happy.”