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I was so grateful for Science and Health’s practical guidance regarding Christian Science nursing. 

When a houseguest arranges for a tree to be pruned without this author’s permission, the results are ugly. The author prays to see the spiritual reality that no damage could be done to the friendship, or to the tree. 

I thought I was entering a metaphorical wilderness after I took early retirement, but relying on God helped me find abundance at every step.

Why stop at physical healing? Mrs. Eddy yearned for her followers not only to experience spiritual healing of physical ills, but to respond to the impulse to inquire into the great cause that produces the healing, and, like her, to follow these impressions of truth to discover a whole new reality.

The author is asked by her branch Church of Christ, Scientist, to help hold church services in a mental institution. Her prayers led her to strive to be a transparency and let God’s love shine through—to let nothing interfere with the good God had for everyone. 

Obedience to the Ten Commandments shows us the falsity of the sensual claim of pain and pleasure in matter and enables us to heal pain and find true pleasure.

Every bit of Science  and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy has infinite depths of inspiration and practical application, but it is always a delight to me when something that I have understood and loved at one level takes on fresh meaning, and powerful inspiration is breathed into my healing work. Countless spiritual lessons can be learned from how we interpret the world around us.

A Christian Scientist who was on the bullet train to Kyoto, Japan, shares how she prayed when she lost sight of her sister. She learns that God’s help is faster than a bullet train. 

An avid pickleball player shares how she prayed after she sees an opponent experience an injury on the court. 

Entering the “sanctuary of Spirit” before studying the Christian Science Bible Lesson, we shut out distractions and pressures and open our hearts to God’s healing messages of Truth and Love. Our time with the Lesson is holy.