In this Issue
November 2026
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.
—II Corinthians 10:4
WELCOME
Welcome - November 2026
Jenny Sinatra
How can our daily lives be "gratitude in action"?
ARTICLES
Genuine gratitude
Ian Gudger
Breaking free from the trap of restlessness and dissatisfaction begins with exploring a deeper, more genuine gratitude.
When the numbers are down
Evan Mehlenbacher
God provides all that is needed for a church to fulfill His purpose for it, no matter the number of its members.
Overcoming envy and jealousy with gratitude
Elaina Simpson
“Giving gratitude for the ‘right now’ of spiritual good is powerful. It dissolves thought patterns that habitually focus on what we seem to lack.”
Sharing Christian Science is loving our neighbor
Name withheld
“Generous and heartfelt outreach to humanity springs from the activity of the Christ in our consciousness.”
The divine light of harmony
Albis Rodriguez
The divine light that accompanied the children of Israel out of slavery accompanies us all today.
“Every genuine ministry of Christian Science healing begins the same way: with a wholehearted desire to serve God.”
“Every genuine ministry of Christian Science healing begins the same way: with a wholehearted desire to serve God.”
“Every genuine ministry of Christian Science healing begins the same way: with a wholehearted desire to serve God.”
THE BIBLE: OUR SUFFICIENT GUIDE
One man saved the city
Madeline Cassidy
Spiritually interpreted, the story of the poor wise man who saved a city from a warring king is rich with relevance.
POEMS
“Let there be light”
Liesl Ehmke
Expression unfolded—
individuality alive with joy,
each idea moving
in the freedom
of divine Love.
TESTIMONIES OF HEALING
Injuries from a fall healed
Martha Brownell
When a fall on stairs left a Christian Scientist hobbling in pain, she turned to what she knew of the supremacy of God, good, and gained complete freedom.
Healing at Thanksgiving service
Audrey MacKenzie
“I felt God’s angel thoughts guiding me to an understanding of my wholly spiritual nature.”
Gratitude leads to healing
María Teresa Fuentes Bórquez
"When I turned to God, asking Him to help me think correctly, I did not ask for something specific, only divine guidance. Step by step, the situation was resolved in a very harmonious way."
Grateful for landmark healing
Caroline Watson
“I had to keep my thought elevated, focused on the true picture of my child—how God saw him in all his perfection.”
Long-standing grief overcome
Ellen Clark Anderson
“Instantly, the feelings of grief evaporated. I was free of the pitiful sadness that had weighed me down for so long. Why should I grieve, since now I could glimpse that life for all God’s children continues onward?”
SPIRITUAL SHORTS
Finding Benny
Kimberly E. Stith-Hixson
By recognizing that she and her kitten are both ideas of God, divine Mind, the author was lifted out of self-pity and sadness and her lost kitten was found.
In God I trust
Katie Mangelsdorf
When world events were disruptive and disturbing, this author found inspiration in some birds’ song, which seemed to sing, “In God I trust.”
LIVING CHURCH
The warm embrace of Church
Ali Salomon Ziesler
“Church embraces us as we embrace church.”
Sunday School: Lessons leading to lives that heal
Church Activities Department
Hear from the Church Activities department its most recent inspiration about Sunday School.
Clerk’s 2026 Thanksgiving letter
Martha R. Moffett
Enjoy and share complimentary access to the Thanksgiving Bible Lesson.
Learn about the Concord study platform offering the Church Manual in French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish; a new online benefit for print subscriptions; and a new Bible collection on spiritual harvest.
EDITORIAL
The divine Science behind thanking and praising God
Kim Crooks Korinek
Gratitude and praise to God acknowledge the good from God that’s already at hand, and the effects of healing, abundance, and freedom follow.
