Youth

Scared to fly?

This teen already wasn’t a fan of flying, but when the turbulence started, he really started to get scared. How could he find an inner calm when the fear seemed so intense? A fellow passenger’s example helped his prayers take off.
One  morning during the summer my ear started hurting.
Low self esteem, anxiety, and depression seemed like the norm for this writer, and she struggled to understand who she was or why she even existed. When a text message from her brother sent her to Science and Health for answers, her rage unexpectedly turned to relief and awe.

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.
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.
Hi! My Name is Dahlia, and I’m seven years old.

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.

You can be a healing helper

Lily didn’t want to take time to find her favorite passages, so she just opened up the Bible and started reading aloud. She felt sure that God would have a good message to comfort Maggie.

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.