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When your loving, tender, caring parents share with you from an early age their trust in God, that trust marks you for life. And at some point that trust can become your own.

When we or those we hold dear seem engulfed in disease, relationship problems, or financial trouble, it’s tempting to focus on the distressing symptoms and lose sight of the good in our lives.   But Christ Jesus came to teach us a more effective way of dealing with difficulties.

Several experiences in my life have taught me about loving unconditionally—acknowledging that everyone is God’s loved child. Here’s one example.

One day the plastic band on my very cheap wristwatch broke, and I stopped into a jeweler to ask if they had a replacement. The salesperson basically laughed at me for such a silly request.

Expressing gratitude is a deeply nourishing practice that brings with it indescribable power. In America, my country, Thanksgiving is celebrated each November by expressing gratitude.

A friend recently asked me, “What’s Christian Science’s view on resurrection?” I’m deeply grateful for his question because it invited me to explore what the writings of Mary Baker Eddy have to say about resurrection as well as to read several articles in the archive of the Christian Science periodicals on the subject.   Christian Science teaches the significance of Christ Jesus’ resurrection from the grave—his rising from and overcoming death (see, for example, the fifth tenet in Mrs.

Prayer that is firmly based on Jesus’ teachings and Mary Baker Eddy’s revelation of Christian Science is a powerful healing agent. Look for occasional articles in the Journal, Christian Science Sentinel,  and The Herald of Christian Science  that are specifically designed to help realize the healing results we’re looking for, explaining and correcting common misconceptions about practicing Christian Science.

The apostle Paul wrote in a letter to the church community he founded in Thessalonica (now in northern Greece), “Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” ( I Thessalonians 5:17, 18 ).

One of Jesus’ teachings that I find most difficult to obey is loving the way he asks us to love—to truly love our enemies, our neighbors, and ourselves. I often asked myself how I could possibly love someone who had committed heinous crimes against humanity.

The word selah is used over 70 times in the book of Psalms . I had always overlooked it, until I became First Reader at my branch Church of Christ, Scientist, and I began to search the Bible more deeply in preparation for the Sunday and Wednesday services.