Spiritual Shorts

Have you ever looked back at the past with regret? What can we gain by looking backward when what we most need to do is take the next step forward? Why not do as Mary Baker Eddy suggests in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, “The discoverer of Christian Science finds the path less difficult when she has the high goal always before her thoughts, …” ( p. 426 ).

One day, my mother and I visited a local water park, which was home to a great many Canada geese. The weather, which had been fine, gradually became overcast and it was obvious a squall was on the way.

A confrontation is diffused.

Recently an alert popped up on my cellphone, advertising a new feature from my Internet provider. There were three options for me to choose from: “Yes, sign me up,” “No thank you,” or “Exit to screen.

You never know where you’re going to find unexpected inspiration. Driving into town recently on some errands, my husband and I made our first stop at an auto body shop to get an estimate on a small paint job.

When strong feelings about an elected official caught her off guard, this Christian Scientist dedicated herself to praying more conscientiously for members of both political parties.

At a recent Wednesday evening testimony meeting the account of Jesus’ healing of a man who we are told is “sick of the palsy” (see Matthew 9:2–8 ) was read. I have read this account and heard it read many times.

I believe it is safe to say that most students of Christian Science agree that its Discoverer and Founder, Mary Baker Eddy, had a wonderful way with words. Pondering Mrs.

On a recent morning I found myself thinking, “I am in God’s care. He is taking such good care of me.

In the 1970s I was head of the Security/Host Division at The Mother Church.   The crime rate in Boston was very high, and this situation affected even the Church Plaza.