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This author had just started studying Christian Science when he took a canoe trip with his father that solidified his understanding that God’s guidance really is ever-present and powerful.
Every challenging situation is an opportunity to spiritualize our view.

How can I be myself?

Yearning to be yourself but scared to be yourself because of what other people might think? This author felt the same way until she asked God to show her who she really is.

Yea and nay

“Yea; nay.”
Is this the shortest
prayer in Scripture?
It may be.
Certainly, it packs
a metaphysical punch
above its length …
A thousand generations” indicates God’s permanent, not sometimes or occasional, faithfulness. And we can be awake to His promise to us—His beloved, spiritual creation—that His peace and love are with us always.
When it seemed like everyone around him had internship and employment opportunities figured out, this college student started to stress. Read on to find out how prayer opened the way for him to find his own perfect fit internship.

It’s always God

It’s not my strength or resolve.
It never is, it never was
about a small “me”
praying to be victorious
over daily (sometimes nightly)
   bouts of pain.
No, it is …
This teen shares how what started out as a bike ride to get ice cream turned into a major spiritual lesson.
After a mountain biking accident, this teen was worried his whole summer would be ruined. But thanks to Christian Science, just the opposite happened.

Don’t be fooled

Don’t be fooled. 
Is it the real, genuine being? 
Go back to the basics—
   is it real or unreal? 
A diamond or a rhinestone …
Prayer in Christian Science is not about making things appear in order to fill voids. It’s about our inherent ability to grasp the eternal substance and unity of all the good, useful, God-given ideas that are present every moment.

Is that You, God?

This author wondered, If God ever spoke to her, what would He sound like? And would she recognize that it was Him? The answers she got might surprise you.