Youth

Behind the wheel—with God 

After getting into a car accident because she was distracted, this teenager began to see driving differently: as an opportunity to actively pray for herself and everyone else on the road.
When family members began fearing for their safety, this college student realized that ignoring the news about anti-Asian hate crimes wasn’t helping her or anyone else. But when it came to praying about these incidents, where could she even start? Her understanding of Christian Science gave her direction.

Healed of hopelessness 

She felt hopeless—like she had no future and didn’t even matter. But one day, some of the simple ideas this teenager had learned in Christian Science Sunday School started to sink in, and her whole outlook changed.
Cut off from friends and family during the pandemic, this teen found herself slipping into constant unhappiness with no clear way out. But was her happiness really at the mercy of her circumstances? A conversation with her mom brought new spiritual insights.
Every time I express gratitude I feel closer to God.
When the dentist told her that she had no choice but to have her wisdom teeth extracted, this high school student picked a different route. Her choice? Call a Christian Science practitioner and pray together—with results that surprised the dentist.

Can prayer stop a bully? 

Rather than retaliating with our own bullying behavior, my friends and I, through our prayers, were responding with the healing love Jesus taught.

A song can be a prayer 

God made each of us so good—actually Godlike—and I really love to bring that out in my songs. 
Midway through preparations for her school’s annual dance production, this college student was crushed when the pandemic disrupted their plans. But she was in for a surprise when the spiritual fact of God’s constant goodness made itself apparent in her life.

Healed of depression 

It seemed like no one—not my parents, my teachers, or my friends—knew how to help me.

Hymns can help! 

One day my mom took me to the bike track, but I was scared of going down bumpy hills. I decided to sing Hymn 1 from the Christian Science Hymnal.
It was an important math test, and this student was stumped. Then her professor unexpectedly taught her a lesson in what intelligence really looks like, and she learned how listening to God plays a key role in the way we express that quality.