Youth

Me, creative? 

Faced with the fact that she had zero ideas for a creative project, this student felt increasingly anxious about the looming deadline. Maybe, she thought, prayer could offer some answers?
I couldn’t sleep.

Bad thoughts can’t control me 

No matter how much he tried, this teenager couldn’t get a disturbing image out of his head. Then, a spiritual insight helped him realize that the image didn’t actually have the power it claimed to hold over him. Click the link to find out what happened next.

The power to push back 

One of the things I love about being a Christian Scientist is the strength Christian Science has given me to challenge every thought that isn’t right or good.
On a long drive home, this college student faced a dangerous tire blowout but found herself unharmed. Read on to find out how her prayers prepared and protected her.

Praying all by myself 

I learned in Sunday School that these ideas we talked about weren’t just for Sundays. They were for every day. I could pray with them and be healed.

Conquering the waves of fear 

This counselor-in-training should have been looking forward to the adventures of white-water rafting during a high-water year. Instead, she felt stuck in a fog of fear. But as she turned to the Bible and Science and Health, she found answers that helped both her and her rafting buddies.
I started praying, and the thought that came to me was a camp song.

Adventuring—with prayer 

A day kayaking on the Arkansas River sounded like the perfect adventure to this teen . . . until she began to feel intimidated by fearful thoughts about everything that could go wrong. That’s when a spiritual insight helped her move from fear to confidence.
When things in her family spiraled out of control, this teen turned to the example of Jesus’ life for help on how to love and forgive. 
She was having a blast at camp until persistent stomachaches started getting her down. Read on to find out how this camper prayed and found healing.

Let’s go up the mountain 

No matter where you are, you can be still and quiet. You can let your thoughts go up, up, up to feel and know how close God is.