Youth

My innocence was intact 

During a study abroad, this author was enjoying an evening of practicing her new language with the locals when she was caught off-guard by one man's inappropriate advances. Prayer not only healed her of the aftereffects of the incident, but it also gave her a deeper understanding of each individual's spiritual innocence.

A night in the woods 

Every time the thought of the headache came, all I had to do was go back to that simple but powerful idea of “one Mind.”
I was walking in the woods with my grandma.
Think you’re not missing anything by not going to church? Think again.

Start with love 

Feeling overwhelmed by what you see in the news, or even the issues you encounter in your own life? This author was, too, until she heard and responded to a simple idea: Start with love.
The spiritual fact that I am God-created and able has stuck with me, and it still comes to me when I need it.

Get unstuck 

This author wondered how she could get Christian Science to work for her. But then a passage from Science and Health changed her approach entirely—and brought healing.

The ice skating show 

Fancy moves! The ice skating show! These were the things I looked forward to when my parents signed me up for figure skating lessons.
In the face of terrorism, what can we do? Even a simple prayer is enough to begin making a difference. So let’s pray together to combat hatred, fear, and despair.

A new comfort zone 

I realized that I didn’t have to miss home because I was already there. My home was in Love.
Daddy was helping me do a gymnastics move called a back hip circle on my bars in the playroom when I crashed into a picture.

What church can do 

The power of Christ, which church helps us experience, changed me in that moment.