Spiritual Short

I woke up happy, and we had plans to do something fun amidst the shelter-in-place. We were going to venture out to a nearby farm stand to make an “essential” purchase of fresh-picked strawberries so we could make some yummy jam.

While we’re asked to observe social distancing guidelines in my community, I’m thankful to have open city parks and a lovely lake nearby where I’m able to walk.   The Canada geese and their precious goslings peck for food beside the lake.

Christ Jesus instructed his followers, “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you” ( Matthew 5:44 ). And Mary Baker Eddy states, “The vital part, the heart and soul of Christian Science, is Love” ( Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p.

When I discovered my wallet had been stolen in a supermarket, I felt so disturbed that I was unable to think clearly. In it were my bank and credit cards, and £40 in notes.

A friend once told me that every winter she takes out a large favorite jigsaw puzzle that covers much of her dining room table when finished. “Don’t you get bored doing the same puzzle over and over?” I asked.

I awoke early, before dawn, and was praying quietly near the window of my fifth-floor hotel room. As the morning light began to emerge, so did the cars onto the streets below.

Relying on God can help us with interpersonal relationships that cause difficulties in the workplace. On one occasion, I was assigned to work with an individual who had a reputation for being belligerent, provocative, and difficult to be around.

When I was about eight years old, I was lying on my mom’s bed watching her iron. I asked myself, “Why should I be good?” Quickly the thought came, “Because it is right to be good!” I immediately accepted that idea.

Last year my husband purchased us a second car that uses digital keys. There was no spare key, so the car dealer told him he should make an appointment to have an additional key made.

I have been thinking a lot about Church lately, as I recently became a member of my local branch Church of Christ, Scientist. I especially love Mary Baker Eddy’s definition of Church in the Glossary of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (see p.