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Welcome to the April edition of The Christian Science Journal! We’re delighted to have you with us to discover meaningful ways Easter affects everyone today. Yes, today. Because while Easter commemorates an event from years ago, the meaning of this event and its message are affecting lives this very moment. 

The particular “nowness” of Easter is brought out beautifully in the article “Easter renewal—showing us what we truly are” by John Biggs and in the poem “Becoming” by Diane Novak. The article “Resurrection every day” by Keith Collins also shares: “Every minute of every day, every event and phase of our lives, can be a time of resurrection.” Can insights of resurrection elevate our relationships with others? Can Christ’s teachings improve the environment we live in? The articles and testimonies of healing throughout this issue of the Journal point emphatically to the answer “Yes.” 

We can each find healing today from the inspiration that God is with us, which is what Christ Jesus so fully embodied and proved during his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. His life and works illustrated that the kingdom of heaven is “at hand” (Matthew 4:17)—present now. This kingdom is “the infinite allness of divine good, which we can increasingly understand and experience right here,” David Kennedy explains in “The climate we live in.” 

As we actively rid ourselves of self-justification and self-righteousness (see “Humility lost and found” by Becky Barrett-Alford), we begin to see the nature of God in our experience. One testifier found that she was healed instantaneously of a knee injury. Another was cured of a hereditary hip condition. 

As I finished reading “The consciousness of Love” by Milika Nevarez, I prayed with the ideas she shared about finding her lost wallet. At the time of this reading, my own wallet had been lost for days. I had exhausted every practical step I could think of. But after reading this article, I humbly prayed and made earnest strides to resurrect my own thought from a seeming hopelessness to an affirmation that God is “here,” “now,” and “with us.” It washed away my fear and suspicion and left me with a hope and trust in God; I felt a palpable love. That very moment a stranger found a way to contact me to return my wallet.

Is there a better time than now to pray with these ideas? I invite you to read on and discover for yourself the invigorating hope and healing that Jesus’ resurrection brings. 

Tessa Parmenter
Staff Editor