All A Christian Science Perspective
- The two books that changed my life
After years of physical and emotional challenges, a man thought he’d reached the end of his life. But the fresh, spiritual perspective he gained from reading the Bible and the textbook of Christian Science brought life-changing physical healing and character improvement.
- Our ageless connection to God’s healing, ‘playing’ thoughts
If we’re feeling ill or tired, joyful activity may seem out of reach. But God is always sending the inspiration we need to live and love more fully and freely – just like God created us to.
- in Love embraced
If we’re mourning the loss of a loved one, we can turn to God for the comforting, grief-lifting assurance that existence is so much more than mortality, and that life can never truly be lost.
- A return to Vietnam
All too often, military veterans struggle with painful or traumatic memories, even after their service has ended. But lasting healing and peace of mind are never out of reach, as a Vietnam War veteran experienced after years of guilt and resentment that were hampering his ability to move forward with his life.
- Black lives, blue lives, and everyone's true life
Recognizing everyone’s true nature as God’s child heals anger, fear, or hopelessness and empowers us to support all-inclusive safety for our communities.
- Helpful ‘policing’ we can all do
Spiritually “policing” our thinking – striving to let God, good, animate us, rather than giving in to anger or fear – opens the door to inspiration that improves our lives and benefits those around us.
- The breath of Spirit
Divine inspiration reveals what we all are as children of God – spiritual, pure, strong, joyful, united – and empowers us to actively live those qualities, as this poem conveys.
- The bedrock of meaningful relationships
How can we navigate relationships with wisdom, joy, and harmony? Starting from a spiritual standpoint – recognizing our unity with God – offers a rock-solid foundation.
- Love: Our release from alienation
Sometimes sadness or anger over a disagreement may make us want to withdraw from an organization or friendship. But yielding to God’s powerful love instead of to the pull of resentment paves the way to reconciliation and healing.
- Loving the ‘unlovable’
Following Jesus’ instruction to love and pray for even those who may have wronged us can sometimes seem like a daunting task. But as a man experienced after a family member’s hurtful remarks weighed on him so heavily that he became ill, recognizing that all of God’s children are created to express love lights the way to healing, reformation, and reconciliation.
- Love the Earth – unselfishly
As the 26th UN Climate Change Conference begins this week with the goal of accelerating action toward tackling climate change, we can all consider an important question: What can each of us do – practically and prayerfully – to help the Earth?
- All creation is united in God
The light of God, the source of all that’s good and true, illuminates the way to harmony, joy, and progress for all creation.
- The reality that heals
Is the nature of existence more than what meets the eye? Considering our identity from a spiritual perspective brings a powerful new view of reality that heals – as a woman experienced after badly injuring her arm.
- Fear couldn’t stop the power of prayer
During the Vietnam War, the Monitor’s Saigon correspondent, along with two other journalists, was captured by insurgents and held for 40 days. In this 19-minute podcast, she shares with an interviewer how invaluable a spiritual perspective was in shaping her experience during and after her captivity.
- What really defines us
At times, an illness or injury may seem inextricably linked to our very identity. Recognizing that as God’s children we are so much more than a physical body frees us from defining ourselves by problems and opens the door to healing.
- Substance we can rely on
Even when we’re faced with some type of loss or lack, the abundant goodness of the divine Spirit is here to guide, sustain, and heal.
- Parsley learns about Love
No one – including pets – is beyond the reach of God’s healing, comforting love.
- Which sense are you relying on?
Taste, touch, sight, smell, hearing – we’re all familiar with the five physical senses. But it’s our inherent spiritual sense that reveals our identity as God’s children, paving the way to healing in the manner that Jesus taught.
- Is harmony still relevant?
Sometimes disagreement can be so deep-seated that harmonious resolution seems unattainable. But when we let God – rather than resentment, anger, or self-righteousness – inspire our approach, we come to find that harmony and healing are never out of reach.
- From indignation to inclusiveness
When opinions diverge, the pull of self-righteousness may sometimes feel irresistible. But recognizing all of God’s children as inherently good opens the door to inspired, harmonious progress toward solutions.