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In the 1920s, my parents were vacationing with my two sisters and me in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. They were looking for a place to spend the night and saw a sign for a guesthouse, where they decided to stay.

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. 

What does grace mean to you? And what does grace mean in the study and practice of Christian Science?

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.

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

Outside my window, marine blue with swirls of turquoise melds with soft yellow and a blaze of orange. As I gaze on the magnificent sunset, the luminescent colors kaleidoscope into new patterns, filling the horizon with glory.

Feeling the sublimity of sunlight rising over the ocean one morning, I watched its radiance. Just as dawn’s light eventually fills the sky, God illumines our lives, bringing freedom and healing in glorious ways.

Mary Baker Eddy includes this question in her textbook on Christian Science healing, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures: “How can I progress most rapidly in the understanding of Christian Science?” Her answer begins this way: “Study thoroughly the letter and imbibe the spirit” ( p. 495 ).

One of the Bible’s most well-known imperatives (appearing throughout the Scriptures) is, “Be not afraid!” Initially, the phrase can seem comforting. But in my experience, it has often quickly caused me to ask, “How do I ‘be not afraid’ when I am afraid in this frightening moment?”  Yet being unafraid is exactly what is needed at such times.

Success in healing is dependent upon thought being made to move—a quickening of thought, if you will. And what we understand about how God communicates to us makes all the difference.