Web Originals

Ever in tune with God

The wind chime
hangs ready,
each polished tube
tuned like an organ pipe ...

Riding without fear

An avid rider, this teen had to face down fear after she and her horse took a tumble. Read on to find out what brought a breakthrough.

I found joy again

As I continued to “stand porter” with my thoughts, I started to feel a lot happier. It was as if I had been dunked in love and joy—feelings I knew were from God.

Skipping stones

Whoever said it would be hard?
Grasp a flat stone ...
This teen was having fun on a service trip when pain in one of her ears threatened to ruin everything. Then, an article from the Sentinel came to her rescue.
This experience wasn’t about attempting to fix my friend. It was an opportunity to understand and demonstrate Christian Science healing more fully and to share with my friends something that’s very special to me.
Instead of seeing myself as a participant in a material history, I needed to accept the true, spiritual view of myself as part of God’s ever-current reality of harmony and peace.

Realization

Your oneness with God
brings a contentment
untouched and unknown ...
As I felt the truth of God’s all-inclusive love, the pain and disease lessened until they ultimately disappeared. I was free!
In truth, the body is never out of control. It manifests whatever state of thought is governing it.

Useful joy

Know that
            on a darkened path,
            a dismal night, 
            a climb so steep,
Spirit, God, always lights our sky ...
Rejoicing in God’s power also helps us discern when we’re getting pulled into making a god of human power by seeing someone as either a personal savior to adulate or a personal devil to fear and loathe.