Isn’t this truly what Christmas and New Year’s—and in fact, every day—are all about? We are breaking the grip of fascination with the finite, mortal story of ourselves as having a beginning, middle, and end, and singing the new song of divine Science.
Listening for the Christ in quiet moments helps me to yield to the Christmas message that God, divine Love, is supreme, governing us all, and this comforts and heals.
For several years during high school, this author struggled with a heavy feeling of pointlessness, which seemed to overshadow everything. Then she had an insight that brought her into a different, light-filled view of existence.
I began to appreciate an increasing number of beautiful spiritual attributes that we each possess—as well as the fact that we are loved and cared for by God. I felt more and more grateful and less and less impressed by the discordant physical condition.
Struggling with self-doubt and low self-esteem, this high school student couldn’t seem to see herself as intelligent or capable. But when she got the lead role in a Shakespeare play, she knew something needed to shift—and what she’d learned in Christian Science Sunday School paved the way for a big change.
By prayerfully listening for God’s guidance—loving God and yielding to His universal good will—you and I can contribute mightily to healing our planet and its atmosphere.