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Christ Jesus was surely the Master, who showed his followers how to practice scientific Christianity. His Sermon on the Mount blueprints with clarity the good practice of graciously living the Christ message in daily life—a message requiring meekness, purity, and peace.

On a recent flight I fell asleep and had a dream. I dreamed that I was working in my home office in Los Angeles, when I felt a rumbling.

Looking to be a better healer? Then you’ll want to keep an eye out for articles like this one, appearing periodically in the Journal,  the Christian Science Sentinel,  and The Herald of Christian Science.  Their aim: to correct some of the misconceptions about Christian Science that would keep us from having the results we so desire.

Some of the innate abilities that have come to light through my Christian Science practice are getting still to listen for God’s loving guidance and then being obedient to it. That’s when I do my best.

“How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand” (Psalms 139:17, 18, New International Version). Knowing that God, divine Mind, is forever communicating to us and that God’s thoughts are revelatory and unstoppable is truly liberating.

I am learning that some healings require complete surrender to God, on our knees like Daniel in the Bible, humbly giving in to whatever God’s good design is.   When we nestle into the arms of divine Love, God, not outlining, not having a plan, not worrying about the future, but letting go and relying on God completely, the answer comes.

In the Preface of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures , which sets forth the divine Science of Mind-healing that Jesus practiced, Mary Baker Eddy wrote, “Future ages must declare what the pioneer has accomplished” ( p. vii ).

One of Mary Baker Eddy’s beloved hymns declares: It matters not what be thy lot,        So Love doth guide;  For storm or shine, pure peace is thine,        Whate’er betide. ( Christian Science Hymnal, No.

Jesus’ baptism concluded with “a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” ( Matthew 3:17 ). Immediately following this, and just before the start of his healing mission, Jesus went into the wilderness for an extended period of time.

All too often , we confront problems that involve conflicts—within the family, in the workplace, or even within ourselves. While humanity has devised a number of mechanisms for settling disputes—such as courts and tribunals, arbitration procedures, and other mechanisms for bringing people together harmoniously—I’ve found that true peace is obtained only when a radical change takes place in the consciousness of the parties involved.