All A Christian Science Perspective
- The power of childlike goodness
Reflecting on the situation in Myanmar, a woman finds hope and inspiration for her prayers in the life and teachings of Christ Jesus.
- Is joy OK during difficult times?
Sometimes life just doesn’t seem like a laughing matter. But opening our hearts to God empowers us to feel the God-given hope and joy that uplift and heal.
- The ‘stimulus package’ that lasts
When efforts to pay the bills come up short, where can we turn? Following Jesus’ instruction to seek the kingdom of God first and foremost is a solid starting point, as a man found when experiencing deep financial trouble.
- Humility that empowers
Stung by a friend’s comment that she needed humility, a woman turned to the Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy for a closer look at what it truly means to be humble – which prompted an empowering shift in her thinking.
- Silencing ‘locker room talk’
As God’s children, each of us is inherently capable of knowing what is right and acting accordingly, with compassion, dignity, and grace.
- While we wait
There isn’t anywhere that God-gifted grace, patience, and joy can’t be expressed – uplifting our outlook and experience even when it seems we’re in a waiting game for something good to happen.
- Can prayer stop a bully?
“It might seem naive to think that prayer could stop a group of bullies,” a woman acknowledges as she reflects back on an experience she had as a student, “but that’s exactly what happened.”
- Love that dissolves political tensions
Are conflict and division the inevitable outcomes of disagreements about politics? Not when we look to God’s unifying love as the basis of our relationships with others.
- Call on God
Finding herself in an uncomfortable situation at a secluded airport parking lot, a woman found inspiration in the biblical message of God’s power and goodness. And she discovered that everything she needed to remain safe was already at hand, because God was there, too.
- God’s kingdom, within reach
“Your kingdom come,” Jesus prayed. Those three words point to a spiritual reality with powerful, healing relevance.
- What you can do about racism
Recent events have underscored the need for continued progress in healing racism. How can we address issues like racism in a way that brings lasting change? In this interview, a Black man living in Oslo, Norway, shares how his ideas have evolved on this issue through prayer and experience.
- How do we really know what’s true?
Getting to know God as the source of all that’s good and true empowers us to defend ourselves from the effects of scams and falsehoods.
- Inspired listening
How can we navigate past roadblocks of uncertainty or willfulness about decisions? As a husband and wife experienced when contemplating a major move, pausing to listen for divine inspiration is a valuable starting point.
- Confronting racism with God’s thoughts
What does it mean to think God’s thoughts? For a woman who has experienced both racism and sexual harassment, digging into that very question lifted her out of a dark place and brought peace, confidence, and clarity about how to effectively confront such injustice.
- Green pastures
The past year has been marked by pandemic-related hardship and tragedy, but also by the resilience, hope, and light that have shone through in so many ways. “Whatever uptick or downturn, surge / or dark day,” our divine Shepherd is here to impart peace, safety, rest – that’s the promise this poem highlights, inspired by the “green pastures” imagery of the Bible’s 23rd Psalm.
- Going back to work
If for whatever reason you’ve been out of the workforce and are seeking work, or starting a new job, the God that is Love is with you and guiding you.
- Unconfined by time
Feeling as though time is getting the better of you in one way or another? Considering time from a spiritual standpoint can bring freedom from limitations of all kinds.
- Finding our God-given strength
In light of #IWD2021 (International Women’s Day), whose theme is #ChooseToChallenge, here’s an article about a woman who was enrolled in a competitive doctoral program while also raising her young daughter. She shares how a growing realization that God has given each of us strength and peace empowered her to challenge the feeling that she was in over her head and turned her experience around.
- All-presence
Wherever we may be, and whatever issues we may face, divine Love is present to guide, help, and heal, as this poem conveys.
- Baptism and spiritual progress
As we learn more of our nature as God’s children, it becomes easier to let go of unhelpful ways of thinking and acting – as a woman experienced after pride and self-righteousness led her down an undesirable path.