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Often, when struggling with a difficult situation, realizing any sense of dominion, let alone a state of dwelling in the kingdom of God, can seem distant or even impossible. Yet for every situation, Christian Science offers our guiding Pastor, the Bible together with Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, for support, instruction, inspiration, and freedom.

A few years ago I was texting with a business colleague late one evening, and she apologized for not getting back to me sooner, saying, “Another kid has joined the flu train and it’s getting ugly. ” She had three young children and a very active household, and I could hear the stress and worry she was feeling about the coming days.

Would you like to live in a place where you are guaranteed exemption from all evil and sickness, and where all your needs are supplied and always at hand? The good news is that we have an invitation to this holy place throughout the Bible. For example, Psalm 91 speaks of “the secret place of the most High” (verse 1) and teaches that if we trust God and set our love upon God, we will be kept safe and secure in this secret place.

During World War II many families around the world were asked to plant victory gardens to supplement limited food rations. But a secondary reason for the gardens was to boost morale; they helped citizens know they were contributing to the war effort and feel gratified by the bounty of food that would result.

To me, active support of the Wednesday testimony meetings in Churches of Christ, Scientist, includes a state of alertness.   “Testimony in regard to the healing of the sick is highly important,” writes Mary Baker Eddy in the Church Manual ( p.

One Wednesday I received a message from my son’s fourth-grade teacher saying he had been repeatedly talking out of turn and interrupting the other students in the class.   That evening as we drove to the testimony meeting at our branch Church of Christ, Scientist, my husband and I tried to discuss with our son the importance of expressing respect, consideration, and love for his classmates.

As I sat in my attorney’s office, he stated that the ultimate outcome of my case depended solely on which judge I was assigned. The judge’s personal bias would either undermine or help my case.

I have always loved to ski. When I lived in Oregon, I enjoyed going on guided ski trips that went to undeveloped mountains with slopes not served by ski lifts.

“The very circumstance, which your suffering sense deems wrathful and afflictive, Love can make an angel entertained unawares” (Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 574 ).

Last spring, on the one-year anniversary of the fire that nearly destroyed the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, my thoughts returned to that sad day. Watching the flames on TV, I recalled a Sunday morning 23 years earlier when I stood next to the altar of that great cathedral and, along with my college alumni glee club, sang the music for the service.