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Did you know that you have a sacred contract with God? The Bible refers to it as a covenant. God’s covenants present His promises to His beloved children, including each of us.

Did you know that God wants you to be safe, protected, healthy, and well?  The Bible records Christ Jesus as saying he was doing the “will of the Father which hath sent me” ( John 5:30 ), and he healed countless individuals, even raising some from the dead. In one instance, when a leprous man sought healing from him, the Bible relates that “Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean.

On a recent flight I fell asleep and had a dream. I dreamed that I was working in my home office in Los Angeles, when I felt a rumbling.

All too often , we confront problems that involve conflicts—within the family, in the workplace, or even within ourselves. While humanity has devised a number of mechanisms for settling disputes—such as courts and tribunals, arbitration procedures, and other mechanisms for bringing people together harmoniously—I’ve found that true peace is obtained only when a radical change takes place in the consciousness of the parties involved.

Some of the innate abilities that have come to light through my Christian Science practice are getting still to listen for God’s loving guidance and then being obedient to it. That’s when I do my best.

Christ Jesus was surely the Master, who showed his followers how to practice scientific Christianity. His Sermon on the Mount blueprints with clarity the good practice of graciously living the Christ message in daily life—a message requiring meekness, purity, and peace.

One of Mary Baker Eddy’s beloved hymns declares: It matters not what be thy lot,        So Love doth guide;  For storm or shine, pure peace is thine,        Whate’er betide. ( Christian Science Hymnal, No.

As a teenager , I attended a church that taught that everyone is a miserable sinner. I often cried myself to sleep at night, thinking I was a horrible person steeped in sin.

A couple of years ago my wife and I decided to take a late-autumn, seven-mile loop hike in the mountains near our home. Our midday start kept us mindful of sundown.

Ever since my husband retired, we usually take the car together when we go anywhere. He drives the longer distances, while I drive short trips to run errands.