All A Christian Science Perspective
- Getting beyond greed
Today’s contributor explores the idea that it’s a God-inspired generosity of spirit, not the single-minded pursuit of money or opportunity, that most substantially enriches.
- Is life really ruled by chance?
For today’s contributor, who was anxious at the thought of being at the mercy of forces beyond her control, the idea that God’s plan for all is unequivocally good brought peace and lifted fear of an uncertain future.
- Finding a deeper sense of identity, overcoming drug addiction
Looking beyond the physical senses for his sense of worth and identity lifted today’s contributor out of hopelessness and brought freedom from substance abuse – an experience that inspired his prayers for others facing such issues.
- Love that keeps us safe
Today’s contributor shares a life-changing experience that showed her how God’s powerful love brings peace and protection.
- Learn more about Love
Today’s contributor shares how a growing understanding of God as Love has showed her how we can all express a more tender, patient, and effective mothering love for others, as well as for our children.
- To end painful memories
After suffering from PTSD for years, today’s contributor turned to God in heartfelt prayer. The realization that God’s peace and goodness are permanent freed her from the mental baggage without a long recovery or rebuilding process.
- When life defies our efforts to plan
When her “on-track” life took an unexpected turn, today’s contributor panicked. But through prayer she came to realize that “when we humbly listen for God’s direction, the voices of fear and doubt are quieted, and we come to see the future as not a void of uncertainty but a promise of abundant blessings.”
- Lifting women up
Today’s contributor explores how a spiritual view of identity can restore the dignity of womanhood and uplift men and women alike.
- The perfect selfie
Today’s contributor explores a sense of identity that goes beyond complexion, build, and DNA: a spiritual way of looking at ourselves and others that brings out the best in us.
- Your special niche
When her daughter had the opportunity to participate in an acting conference, today’s contributor became increasingly unsettled by the pressures of the event. But the idea that God maintains a place for all of His children brought a sense of peace and harmony.
- A prayer to end polarization
In this poem, today’s contributor encourages us to go beyond “us and them” thinking and acknowledge our unity as “brethren – children of our Father-Mother God.”
- The value of repentance
Yearning to overcome the willful, impulsive tendencies that had plagued her for years, today’s contributor turned to God. The realization that goodness is the fundamental essence of all God’s children made a tangible difference in her perspective and behavior and resulted in the healing of a fever.
- Facing fear with Love
When today’s contributor froze with fear on a high ziplining platform, mentally pausing to feel God’s universal, all-encompassing love broke through the fear. Then not only did she participate in the activity; she thoroughly enjoyed it!
- Can we feel safe when we worship?
In the wake of this weekend’s shooting at a synagogue not far from her home, today’s contributor reflects on how understanding the nature and power of God as Love can bring peace and calm as we attend our places of worship.
- A humble and earnest response to the demand for church
Despite a decline in church-going in many countries, people yearn for fresh ways in which to express and share their spirituality. Today’s contributor explores how a rethink of church as founded on the basis of spiritual healing can meet that need and be a powerful force for good in the world.
- Making a difference
Today’s contributor shares how she prayed during a challenging situation, leading to her doing one of the “many small things” that “many small people in many small places do,” which a Berlin Wall mural says “can alter the face of the world.”
- In the face of violence, build on a model of love
When today’s contributor was robbed and assaulted, the idea that God is all-powerful Love itself prompted him to forgive rather than to react in kind. The situation turned around completely, and his wallet was returned to him right then and there.
- Rebuilding: an opportunity for spiritual renewal
In the wake of the Notre Dame fire, a Parisian offers a spiritual take on true substance that can never be extinguished.
- Finding safety in our true environment
On this Earth Day, today’s contributor explores how discerning the spiritual nature of our environment can bring safety and healing.
- Continuity
“Love lives on, and Life unfolds/ Man’s immortality,” concludes today’s poem, which points to Easter’s message of life in God, from whom we can never be separated.