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TeenConnect: Your Healings

How I prayed when I felt caught between two boys 

Lizzie Crandall

It might seem fun to have two people who like you, but for this author, it meant feeling stuck in the middle and afraid that someone was going to get hurt. A simple idea from Christian Science Sunday School helped her find her footing.
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When a girl stole my best friend 

Holly Wayman

It was hard to let go of the hurt and anger this author felt after another girl stole her best friend. But as she studied Christian Science, she realized that not only could she be healed of these feelings, but she wanted to be.

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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.

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Finding my way back to Christian Science 

Avery Stewart

Christian Science just wasn’t resonating for this teen, but when things got really tough with friend and boyfriend problems and an injury on the job, she realized it did hold the answers she was looking for.
June 8, 2026

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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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Feeling self-conscious? 

Sherilynn Deibert

There was nothing this high school student could do about turning bright red every time she had to speak in front of her peers . . . or was there?
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Praying for a family in Gaza 

Katelyn Cleland

 When this teen met a girl from Gaza, she knew she had to do something. But would her prayers make a difference?
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Love is an active prayer 

Beck Riedel

After an accident on a biking trip, this author discovered a way of praying that wasn’t just effective for him; it also allowed him to help someone else.

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 - July–December 2022

Pray about sports? Really?

While I wasn’t praying for us to win, I was excited to discover the way prayer brings out more unity and harmony on the field.

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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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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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The real joy of Christmas

John Biggs

Would the Christmas visit he was looking forward to be ruined by illness? This author shares the simple insight that brought the best joy of all—healing—to his Christmas.
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Learning what really motivates me 

Molly Daley

It was crunch time at school and this high schooler was worried. On top of everything she had to do, she’d started feeling sick. Could one simple spiritual idea help her find a way forward?
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In a bad mood? 

Allison Adams

When you wake up feeling grumpy and tired, is there anything you can do to turn your day around? Read on to learn how this author found inspiration that dissolved her bad mood.
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Trusting God, even with the little things 

Dean Ziesler

Even though I didn’t know how things would work out, I trusted the promise that God meets every need.
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Practicing Christian Science saved my life 

Neil Burghard

This author never could have known that everything he’d learned from studying Christian Science would culminate in a life-saving moment one fall afternoon while he was out water skiing with a friend.
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How would I pass the diving test? 

Marcia Hufstader

This college student thought there was no way she would pass her diving test—not when she was this scared. Read on to find out how prayer helped her break through the fear.

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