Youth

Christian Science was helping me rule out the bad thoughts and giving me good ones.

Helping a suicidal friend

She was desperate to help a friend who wanted to take his own life. But her friend wasn’t interested in God or Christian Science. What could she do? This teen prayed—and found answers.
This past summer I went to a two-week sleep-away camp all by myself for the first time.
During a strenuous hike with a college group, this author doubted her ability to make it up the mountain. But rather than getting stuck in self-doubt and negativity, she decided to see what would happen if she turned her focus to God.

The shaking stopped

I sat down to pray for complete healing.
I first learned about God in the Christian Science Sunday School.
It became effortless to talk with people, because nothing was holding me back anymore.
Drinking was a big part of her social life, but when this writer discovered a deeper form of happiness than she’d ever found while drinking, she decided she might even be willing to give up alcohol. But how would her friends react?

Trying to get a job?

His prospects for getting a job as an inexperienced college freshman seemed … nonexistent. So it came as a surprise when he felt an insistent nudge from God leading him to go talk to a potential employer.
This author was swirling in confusion and distress over a relationship problem. But when she asked God for help with fixing it, she got a surprising answer.
My favorite name for God is Love.
She thought a college class was going to be fun. Instead, it turned out to be completely overwhelming. Prayer healed her of her anxiety and opened the way for success.