What if the purpose of true justice isn’t to retaliate but to reveal something deeper about the true identity of man as created by God? In the featured pieces this week, you’ll read accounts of individuals who chose prayer rather than reaction and found peace rather than resentment. Justice, understood as an attribute of God that we each embody, illuminates possibilities for change—even transformation—and neither excuses wrongdoing nor seeks revenge, but insists on the power of the Christ to right wrongs. This divinely sourced justice brings genuine healing and restoration to communities and individuals.
May 4, 2026 | Latest issue
Working prayerfully for regeneration in her community, the author contributed to the significant turnaround of an individual who’d posed a threat to a large part of the community. This gave strong evidence of a Christly, restorative approach bringing healing.
When we encounter Goliath-type traits or actions in either small situations or larger arenas, we can learn from David’s biblical example of trust in God’s all-power and can expect to see evidence of the ultimate powerlessness of anything not of God.
Traumatic family events complicated this author’s relationship with her stepmother. Loving her seemed impossible. But was it?
Is Jesus’ command to love your neighbor just too big of an ask … at least in some situations? This week’s guest, Robert Schult, doesn’t think so. In fact, the love that Jesus taught and lived is the love we can live, too. And the experiences Robert shares in this episode are proof that this love actually heals.
Working prayerfully for regeneration in her community, the author contributed to the significant turnaround of an individual who’d posed a threat to a large part of the community. This gave strong evidence of a Christly, restorative approach bringing healing.
When we encounter Goliath-type traits or actions in either small situations or larger arenas, we can learn from David’s biblical example of trust in God’s all-power and can expect to see evidence of the ultimate powerlessness of anything not of God.
A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE FROM
Feelings or practices of separateness are ruled out when we understand God, divine Love, as the power that unites us all.
From the editors
As we near Mother’s Day in some countries including the United States and Australia, this mother shares that recognizing God as the Father and Mother of each of us puts the parent-child relationship on the right basis every day.
A middle-school friendship led this author to find out about Science and Health. Once she had her own copy and started attending Sunday School, she was on a path which has led to spiritual growth and healing.
Traumatic family events complicated this author’s relationship with her stepmother. Loving her seemed impossible. But was it?
Dive deep into Christ Jesus’ transfiguration in this month’s “Exploring the Bible” digital collection from the archive. And in case you missed it, see how to register for this year’s Annual Meeting and learn about a redesign of ChristianScience.com.
“Discerning God’s, Spirit’s, all-good nature and our likeness to Him as His creation releases us from fixation on material elements and symptoms.”
“At one point, I declared out loud that I could not entertain a single thought that was not from my Father-Mother God.”
“I held to the fact that all of God’s ideas (creations) are harmless—no exceptions!”
