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When we persist in our prayers to forgive and love more, God blesses us with the patience, perseverance, and strength to do so.

I’ve had many wonderful healings in Christian Science—all over the world, in fact. A unique one happened while I was traveling in France.

I think it is fair to say that we all want peace, calm, and comfort in our lives. I’ve come to realize that it’s something I greatly desire, and it is promised by Jesus: “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever” ( John 14:16 ).

Unstoppable creativity is ours—when we know where it comes from.

The understanding that good is unchanging heals grief.

Even if you drink your green juice and exercise daily, something still might be missing from your health regimen. Let me explain.

I was going through the Christian Science Bible Lesson-Sermon in French with a voice coach around 10:30 one morning when I found I had to stop what I was doing to write down a thought that would not let me alone: “There is nothing outside of Mind. ” At around one o’clock that afternoon my phone rang.

My three-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter had stayed overnight at my home, but never for five days. By the third day she was beginning to be a bit weepy about missing Mommy and Daddy and was getting generally grumpy, including about going to church, which she had attended only once before.

When praying the Lord’s Prayer every morning, I enfold the community in this prayer, knowing that God is not just my Father, but our Father—the Father of all the dear people in our country. I acknowledge our true identity as children of God, and that His children express honesty, gentleness, usefulness, kindness, and purity of thought.

Two accounts in the Bible tell of individuals who sought healing from Jesus and found it, simply by touching the hem of his robe.   In one instance, a woman who had suffered from uncontrolled bleeding for 12 years approached him.