All A Christian Science Perspective
- The law that helps and heals
Learning more about how God’s goodness acts as a law in our lives overruled the effects of head injuries a woman sustained in a car accident, and brought quick healing.
- The power that remains when the hurricane leaves
Atlantic communities, particularly the Bahamas, have been left reeling in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. But even when things seem hopeless, nothing can take away God’s limitless love, which arms us with peace, strength, comfort, and inspiration.
- Comfort
Here’s a poem, originally written in response to a 1998 bombing in the author’s homeland of Northern Ireland, with a message of shelter and assurance in support of those impacted by Hurricane Dorian and other troubles.
- Never give up
Yearning for light and hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges, a woman found inspiration in the Bible that lifted the fog of fear and fault-finding and brought clarity, joy, and a harmonious path forward for her whole family.
- Giving brushoffs the brushoff
One man’s acting pursuits increasingly came at the expense of his family obligations, until things reached a tipping point. As he prayed for clarity, a harmonious, loving, and fulfilling resolution followed for him and his family.
- Unselfishness: a recipe for time management
Overwhelmed by the scope of his to-do list and failures to accomplish each day’s tasks, one man turned to God for inspiration. The result was a powerful shift in his thinking that broke through self-centeredness and has brought renewed energy and purpose to his days.
- Mountain climbing with Spirit
Concerned that she might no longer have the strength to complete a Smoky Mountains hike with her daughter, a woman turned to God for help. Step by step, the inspiration that God created us with dominion over fatigue and discouragement made all the difference.
- When the light dawns
Sometimes we may feel confused, agitated, and in the dark. Calling on the divine Mind, or God, for help brings clarity and light.
- Feeling nervous? God’s help is at hand.
It’s not uncommon to feel nervous and apprehensive before taking on some new challenge. But we don’t have to just cope with these feelings. Knowing that an all-knowing and all-powerful God is always with us can rid us of that feeling of butterflies fluttering in our stomach and set us up for success in a right endeavor.
- Drug addiction – healed
No one is beyond the transforming power of divine Love. For one man caught in the web of drug addiction, the news that he was God’s loved child and wasn’t condemned to an unhappy ending turned his life around.
- Character matters
The understanding of what constitutes true character changed one woman’s view of herself, making her kinder, less selfish, and more purposeful. When we realize what we are as God’s children, we are inspired to manifest more of the character that has its source in God, which blesses both ourselves and others.
- Home
While there’s a lot of work to be done in tackling homelessness worldwide, there are also signs of progress, as an article in today’s Monitor Daily highlights. Here’s a poem that points to the “sweet warmth” of home we can all experience as God’s loved sons and daughters.
- Purposeful retiring – at any age
However many changes we make in our lives, we never retire from God’s goodness and vitality. Everyone is capable of experiencing this, right here and now.
- Improving racial harmony by truly loving our neighbor
Ashamed by the way she racially profiled two young men after a theft on her property, one woman took a deep dive into what it means to truly love one’s neighbor.
- Skin condition gone
Each of us can humbly turn to God for inspiration that lifts fear and brings healing.
- Harmony in the classroom
For one special education teacher, what she’d learned about the real nature of God and His children empowered her to respond to challenges in the classroom with patience, compassion, and calm.
- Resentment healed
When a woman felt resentful toward someone she felt had wronged her, striving to follow Jesus’ command “Love your enemies” led her to see that person in a new light, brought healing to their relationship, and freed her from the burden of holding grudges.
- Helping others after a tragedy
When a college student learned that a shooting had taken place on her previous campus, panic threatened. But a tangible sense of God’s inextinguishable love brought calmness and mental strength that empowered her to better support and encourage friends who had been at the site.
- From hope to solutions in uncertain times
We may sometimes wish for a way to peer into the future, something to reassure us that we’re on the right path. When one young family faced economic uncertainty, earnest prayer brought the realization that one can never be without God’s goodness and care – which shed light on a solution.
- The path to meaningful employment
After moving to another country and struggling to find work, one woman experienced how turning to God for guidance brings inspiration that lights the way forward.