TeenConnect: Your Healings

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Honest, authentic takes on timely topics—written by and for teens.

TeenConnect: Your Healings

When you’re out of your comfort zone 

Thomas Shackelford

At a summer camp famous for its rugged outdoor activities, this teen felt unsure about his ability to keep up—especially when it came to a major hike. Prayer brought him out of the discomfort zone into a newfound freedom.
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How can I stop hating myself? 

Deborah Huebsch

If you’ve ever struggled with self-hatred, you may know the pattern of critical, hateful, self-destructive thoughts all too well. This author certainly did. But after she found Christian Science, she discovered a new way of looking at herself that brought freedom.

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From A Collection for Teens - January–June 2023

They took my phone, but I prayed

I knew right away that these officers, being spiritual, could do nothing besides what God, Spirit, was causing them to do.

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Pray about sports? Really? 

Karen Trevor-Roberts

When this field hockey player’s dad encouraged her to pray about her games, she brushed it off, thinking it was just a pep talk. But then came a day when she did pray . . . and it changed her whole approach to sports.
June 8, 2026

From the latest Sentinel

Prayer in sports: What’s it all about?

Katherine Blair

Soccer season wasn’t starting out the way this varsity player had hoped. Could she pray about her performance? Or what was her real goal?

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"I feel like I can't quit" 

Wendy Giersdorf

This author felt trapped in a cycle of trying—and failing—to break free from an addiction. But after she began reading Science and Health, she discovered a new way of looking at herself that, to her surprise, brought quick and complete healing.
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Spiritual lessons from lockdown 

Hasha Freedman

When the circumstances of the pandemic pulled her into a dark hole of restlessness and anxiety, this teen thought she could just ride out the misery until life went back to normal. But when that didn’t work, she found an even better answer in Christian Science.
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The only thing left was Love 

Caryl Emra Farkas

As a kid, she’d loved Christian Science. But as high school graduation neared, none of what she’d learned in Sunday School made sense anymore. Or so she thought.

Share your healing experience

Hey, teens! Have a healing to share? Check out the Teens Writer’s Corner to learn how.

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Share your healing experience

Hey, teens! Have a healing to share? Check out the Teens Writer’s Corner to learn how.

Write for JSH

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.

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From A Collection for Teens - July–December 2023

Getting all my questions answered

It was the sincere, joyful testimonies shared by other attendees that made me realize that Christian Science was what I’d been searching for.

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June 8, 2026

From the latest Sentinel

Prayer in sports: What’s it all about?

Katherine Blair

Soccer season wasn’t starting out the way this varsity player had hoped. Could she pray about her performance? Or what was her real goal?

TeenConnect: Your Healings

A healing of my own 

Dillon Hussey

This camp counselor hadn’t had many healings of his own when he injured himself at camp. But even though the injury didn’t seem like a big deal, he realized this was still an opportunity to pray.
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Sailing with strength 

Louisa Longshore

On a windy day, this teen found herself dumped into the ocean when her sailboat capsized. She’d never been able to right a boat by herself before. What would make the difference this time?
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Finding my way back to Sunday School 

Cameron Hill

After he became a teenager, this author began to dislike attending Sunday School and didn’t want to go back. But it was more than a shift in class dynamics that changed his attitude; it was a spiritual breakthrough.
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Alone at prom 

Stephanie Summerlin

When you think of prom, going alone might not exactly rise to the top of your list of things to look forward to. But for this author, it turned out to be not just a positive experience, but also an empowering spiritual lesson.
TeenConnect: Your Healings

A quick healing of a fractured wrist 

Xander Wahlberg

After just a week and a half, my wrist was completely fine.
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When I lost my AirPods case 

Courtlyn Reekstin

Losing an expensive item is the pits—as this author experienced. But while she was resistant to praying about it at first, in the end, prayer brought her unexpected blessings even beyond a resolution.

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