All A Christian Science Perspective
- What has infinity got to do with healing?
Understanding the concept of infinity plays a key role in the practice of Christian Science, as one man found out when he prayed for a horse in need of healing. As he turned to God for inspiration, a powerful sense of God’s goodness as infinite came to him. That changed the way he saw the horse – who was soon free of all the ailments.
- Effecting change
Longstanding issues in the world may weigh on us at times, but that doesn’t mean we should ever stop praying. Through persistent prayer that continually acknowledges God as good and all-powerful, we can witness shifts in thought taking place and contributing to the change that’s needed.
- Finding purpose and joy
Defining one’s sense of purpose by particular careers, relationships, or social media posts can have its pitfalls. But considering true purpose and joy as God-given opens the door for deep and lasting satisfaction no matter what the circumstances.
- Listening for the voice of Love, not hate
It’s not always easy to let love lead us forward instead of hate, especially in the wake of tragic events. But each of us has a God-given ability to do so.
- Protection during attack
It’s possible to know God as an active, protecting presence in our lives, as one young man experienced when attacked by a stranger on a city street.
- Their light still shines
Too often we hear heartbreaking news reports of lives lost to senseless violence, as Americans did twice in one weekend. But we can find comfort and hope by understanding that inextinguishable divine light shines in everyone, eternally.
- ‘Abundant good that money cannot buy’
It often seems there are more problems than resources to meet them. But turning to God for inspiration brings solutions that meet our needs, enabling us to experience God’s love and care for all.
- Healed during church
Exhausted and ill during a strenuous work trip, one woman went to a Wednesday evening service at a local Christian Science church. There, she found the inspiration, peace, and healing she’d been looking for.
- Overcoming our emotion-driven reactions
When it comes to civil discourse, contempt too often emerges front and center. But the humility to yield to God’s view lifts us out of self-righteous modes of thinking and acting.
- The Bible’s assurances of protection from illness
For one college student, Psalm 91 in the Bible – and its promises of God’s protection – brought quick and tangible help when she became ill.
- Resolving conflict by recognizing God’s goodness
A stubborn refusal to budge can be disastrous to relationships and progress. But when we put willfulness aside and instead let God lead the way, solutions naturally and harmoniously emerge.
- Incurable food allergy healed
When a young woman was faced with a serious and incurable condition, the realization that God did not create disease brought complete and permanent healing.
- A performance review? Don’t sweat it!
Caught off guard by a poor review at work, one employee took an approach he’d found helpful during other challenges: He prayed. Here’s some of the inspiration that helped him move forward in a productive way and tangibly improve his performance on the job.
- Christly compassion – the highest kind of caring
When our care for others stems from a realization that everyone is able to feel and experience God’s healing, restoring love, we are better equipped to help and find solutions.
- A single moment of insight brings healing
Healing is not a miracle reserved for a faithful few or a gift for a specially endowed elite. It is the outcome of fresh spiritual insights that are the divine right of everyone, right here and now.
- Learning to be morally courageous
There can never be too much moral courage in the world. Here’s a spiritual take on this quality and how each of us can nurture it in ourselves in a way that brings healing and solutions.
- Powerful new views
Most of us will never experience firsthand the phenomenon of looking across the horizon and seeing the blue-green marble of Earth. But wherever we are, each of us can experience fresh, beautiful, spiritual views of reality that bring breakthrough inspiration and freedom.
- The inspiration to get things done
What can we do when the task at hand seems overwhelming? For one woman, it was turning in prayer to the divine Mind, God, that enabled her to accomplish just such a task with joy, without stress, and on time.
- Supporting hope in a nation’s struggle for progress
In Sudan, one step forward often seems to come with two steps back. But there’s a powerful basis on which to hope for meaningful progress: The supremacy and activity of divine good cannot stay hidden indefinitely, but inevitably make themselves known and felt.
- Playing our part in reducing toxic politics
Across the globe, rage too often goes hand in hand with staying informed and engaged. But there’s a spiritual perspective that enables us to think and act in a way that counters the spread of division, hatred, and fear.