In this Issue
May 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 - May 2026
Jenny Sinatra
It can be worthwhile to explore how “reconcile” is used in the Bible and in Mary Baker Eddy’s writings.
ARTICLES
Never stuck: Following Christ always forwards healing
Abigail Mathieson Warrick
When we follow Christ Jesus’ example in humility, spiritual growth forwards healing, and there is no room for fear or anything else that would hold it back.
Hope restored in a Reading Room
Gretchen Newby
This author describes how she and her fellow coworker in a Christian Science Reading Room found new hope and inspiration.
Led out of the whiteout
Elizabeth Crecelius Schwartz
When a skier faced whiteout conditions and became disoriented, a spiritual truth came to her that quieted thought and led her out of this potentially dangerous circumstance.
Why practice Christian Science?
Evan Mehlenbacher
We live in a universe of Spirit, not matter. Keeping our eye on that fact brings our experience into line with the harmony of Spirit, eternal Life.
The close-up view of a spiritual perspective
María Isabel Camejo Sánchez
When we approach challenges from the spiritual perspective of nearness to our Father-Mother God, we are guided step-by-step.
This is God’s day
Randal Craft
Understanding that today is God’s day frees us to experience His infinite goodness without measure.
THE BIBLE: OUR SUFFICIENT GUIDE
The Bible’s healing message for readers today
Patti Faulkner
When this author was feeling unjustly treated at work, she discovered an important spiritual lesson in one of Jesus’ parables.
POEMS
Equality: The prodigal and his brother
Kelly Byquist
Divine Love is not uneven, favoring one over another. Love is a power and a grace, loving all as Father-Mother.
TESTIMONIES OF HEALING
Child’s earache healed
Todd Hollenberg
A child’s ear is quickly healed of pain through reliance on God’s loving care.
Being “in the Healing Zone”
Diana Paul
This author experienced protection, guidance, and healing through turning to God, divine Love, and leaning on His care.
God: Our source of peace
David Agudelo
This author shares a childhood healing of leukemia as well as how he overcame challenges while at a university and at the workplace.
Protected from injury and wasps after falling from horse
Wanda Grenville Hill
This testifier experienced protection and healing after her horse stepped on a wasps’ nest and threw her off. She felt this protection was the outcome of much prayer and study during a period of transition in her life.
Hair loss reversed
Diane Sheth
Understanding the fullness of God’s love was the turning point in a woman’s healing of hair loss.
Liberated from pain by Love
Reesa Jones-Colmaire
As the author more fully recognized God’s love, expressed in practical ways in her life, she was liberated from intense pain, and a pinched nerve was healed.
WORDS OF SIGNIFICANCE
The scientific meaning of theodicy
Mark Hendrickson
Mary Baker Eddy’s use of the word theodicy starts from the premise that God creates only good, rather than assuming the reality of evil and then trying to reason why it exists.
OF GOOD REPORT
Listening to God, on the ranch and everywhere
Judy Jarrett
This author has had many opportunities throughout her life to listen for God’s guidance.
Guided to find a lost item
Catherine de Jocas
When her husband lost a valuable ring while helping a family member, this author affirmed in prayer that God never punishes us for doing good.
Our God-guided purpose
Robert Pennamon
We find our purpose by joyfully yielding our thoughts to God, Truth, and following where He leads us.
God’s kingdom—our holy ground
Lori Beatty
Every moment we are aware of God’s law reigning within us, we find we are standing on holy ground.
SPIRITUAL SHORTS
Not sunburned—sun-blessed
Kate Mullane Robertson
Sunlight on a flower brought a spiritual lesson about how we, like the flower, can live in harmony with nature, always unharmed.
LIVING CHURCH
The book that has blessed generations of my family
Christine Jenks Herlinger Driessen
In celebration of the recent 150th anniversary of the publication of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, this writer shares its healing impact through generations of her family.
Read news and notes about a significant update to christianscience.com, this year’s Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, and the posting of this month’s “Exploring the Bible” digital collection.
