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From early childhood we are all taught certain basic rules and laws that can keep us safe from harm. They help us to live alongside our neighbors in harmony.

“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,” wrote Robert Frost in his poem “Mending Wall. ” And I certainly shared that sentiment the other day as I thought about the walls of separation that seem to sprout up in so many ways—between family members, political and cultural groups, communities, and nations.

Christian Science helps any of us to open our thought to the infinite nature of God’s goodness, and to question things that we might otherwise assume to be true. For example, Christian Science challenges the widely held assumption that we are incomplete beings needing a partner to make us whole.

Christian Science reveals God as “the great I am; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence. ” This definition is found in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, the Christian Science textbook, written by Mary Baker Eddy ( p.

Leaving the pool after a Saturday morning swim got me thinking about weight. People of all shapes and sizes had enjoyed a swim that morning.

At times of tragedy, our hearts naturally reach out to embrace individuals who have lost loved ones. In our desire to help, we can earnestly turn to God in prayer, trusting that His love—infinitely larger than human affection—is present and has the power to lift our brothers and sisters out of grief and loss.

One day I received phone calls from an unknown number every single hour. When I checked the number, I learned that it was a scam call from outside the country for which I would automatically have been charged a high fee had I answered the phone.

“ Error is a coward before Truth,” writes Mary Baker Eddy in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures ( p. 368 ).

At some point in our lives, we may have been disappointed in our parents. Perhaps we’ve felt unappreciated or misunderstood, or unsupported in our goals.

By better understanding God, we can discern our true spiritual nature.