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.
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.
It seemed like no one—not my parents, my teachers, or my friends—knew how to help me.
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.
After feeling jealous about others’ relationships—a sentiment that always got worse around Valentine’s Day—this author decided to turn to Science and Health for help . . . and found some unexpected answers.
It’s an all-too-familiar feeling for many teenagers right now—the darkness of burnout, anxiety, hopelessness. But there is help. This author shares specifics about the prayer that lifted her, and can lift you, into the light.