Articles

A grandmother helps care for her grandbaby, and puts the concepts she’s learning from a Christian Science nursing course into practice.

When I was a young boy and acting pouty, my mom would always remind me how much I had to be grateful for and ask me to list a few things. I’m not sure which I liked hearing less: “What are you grateful for?” or “Eat your vegetables!” I didn’t want to be grateful.

This article is part of a series appearing occasionally in the  Journal , the  Christian Science Sentinel , and  The Herald of Christian Science . Each article aims to correct some misconception about Christian Science that would keep us from having the results we so desire as spiritual healers.

Discovering and accepting who we really are as the child of God, Spirit, opens us up to the unlimited good God has for us and brings healing to ourselves and others.

There’s no formula for becoming a Christian Science practitioner, but commitment, compassion, conviction, courage, consecration, constancy, and confidence are Christly qualities that are integral to this sacred profession.

Everything we experience is actually thought objectified, so even disease can be addressed in thought, knowing God, good, is the only real Mind.

When this author loses his passport, he prays to stay calm and follow God’s direction. 

A journalist prays when he loses his job due to a reorganization in his company. 

An author who volunteers as a Christian Science prison chaplain shares how she helped an inmate who was disruptive. She prayed for direction and shared with the inmate that he is God’s reflection, deeply valued by his divine Parent.  

An author worries that a sleepless night will prevent her from doing her job helping professional social workers. Prayer saves the day.