TeenConnect: Your Healings

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

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When I wanted to stand up to the principal 

Heidi Kleinsmith Salter

When this student was ready to stand up to authority because she saw injustice happening at her high school, she turned to prayer to discover the best way of doing that.
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If you’re feeling haunted 

Lauren Crandall

This author shares how she prayed after a traumatic discovery when she was out rowing right before Halloween.

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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.

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Healed of anorexia 

Name Withheld

I realized that I had been hoping my body would tell me who I am or confirm something about my identity. But this hope was empty from the outset because we are made in God’s image.
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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Asking God for help—with math 

Anne Hawley

For this high school student, math tests were the worst. Could one simple prayer really turn things around?
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Trusting God saved my life 

Fisher Ledbetter

I was so relieved, and yet I also understood how this outcome was possible—it was because I trusted God, instead of getting swept away by fear. 
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Learning that I want to forgive 

Azarria Terrell-Wess

After feeling betrayed by a friend, this author struggled to move past anger and resentment. Was forgiveness worth it—or even possible?

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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.

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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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From Special 2021 Teens' Collection

Peak performance

The more I understood that my ability comes from God—and always has—the easier it was to let go of the belief that I’d somehow lost my skill.

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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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Finding my path 

Isaac Johnson

The stress of figuring out his plans for the future was getting to be too much for this high schooler … until he turned to the Bible and Science and Health for answers.
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Safe from a severe storm 

Nancy New

When a ferocious storm hit during a camping trip, this author found comfort and safety by praying with a Bible passage that promised “perfect peace.”
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Healing on the day of a big exam 

Mary Shennum

It was this author’s moment to play her bassoon for the judges, who would decide her grade on this end-of-semester exam. But when she woke up that morning, she couldn’t even open her mouth. Could Christian Science help?
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God’s guidance during my travels 

Isabel Clark

I wasn’t helpless. I’ve known since I was a little kid that I can always turn to God for help.
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A week full of healing 

Sara Lang

I was overwhelmed by this loving divine presence and basked in it as I held the puppy. 
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Feeling scared? God is there. 

Nancy New

This author didn’t expect to feel scared during a scuba diving trip, but alone, deep underwater, the fear hit. But, she discovered, God was right there to comfort and guide her.

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