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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 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.
Share your healing experience
Hey, teens! Have a healing to share? Check out the Teens Writer’s Corner to learn how.
From A Collection for Teens - January–June 2022
When God spoke to me
I recognized that the thought to bring my knees to my chin had been an “angel message” from God.
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.
From the latest Sentinel
A healing over the holidays
Sophie Ungerleider
Christmas break was within reach for this college student … when suddenly her back started hurting. Read on to discover the spiritual breakthroughts that led to her healing.
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.
You probably know the feeling. You get your day started with prayer, but then it seems like the inspiration fades the moment “real life” begins. Is there any way to feel that prayerful “oomph” all day long?
In prayer, I addressed the competitive feelings that had felt like a wedge between us.
Share your healing experience
Hey, teens! Have a healing to share? Check out the Teens Writer’s Corner to learn how.
Share your healing experience
Hey, teens! Have a healing to share? Check out the Teens Writer’s Corner to learn how.
From A Collection for Teens - January–June 2020
Feeling tired?
Tiredness can’t affect something spiritual, so it can’t affect me, since I’m spiritual.
From A Collection for Teens - January–June 2024
Quitting the complaining committee
I was relying on complaints and drama to sustain me and help me make connections rather than understanding that God leads and sustains me.
From the latest Sentinel
A healing over the holidays
Sophie Ungerleider
Christmas break was within reach for this college student … when suddenly her back started hurting. Read on to discover the spiritual breakthroughts that led to her healing.
She’d had lots of healings of the flu. But one day it finally dawned on her: Instead of praying for healing year after year, why not deal with the underlying issue: flu season. Find out what happened after she did.
These difficult experiences taught me to trust God’s constant help at every moment and to acknowledge each evidence of it.
With the recognition that God created each of us as inherently good, we’re empowered to move toward redemption and change without attaching the misguided actions to ourselves.
Could I really be ready to run 13.1 miles in just a few months?
She felt like a victim and—true confession—identifying that way kind of made her feel special. But when she started learning about Christian Science, this author realized she wanted to give up the victim identity for something infinitely better.
One teenager shares how he’s been praying during the pandemic for himself, his dad’s business, and the world.
