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2012

Taking it to court

Christian Science is always here to defend your innocent and spiritual existence.

Only the love remains

After a tempestuous marriage, prayer helped the writer establish a calm, supportive friendship with her ex-husband.

'Getting' gratitude

Faced with change, this author learns that gratitude can carry us through any challenge. 

A Thanksgiving harvest—before Thanksgiving

“What do you do?” a woman asked me. We were waiting in a long, grocery checkout line.

Staying on top of the news

How do we quench the thirst for news without becoming intoxicated?

What makes you beautiful?

Originally published on JSH-Online as a Journal "Practice, practice, practice" blog post.

One popular musical group today is “One Direction,” a British pop group. They were most recently seen worldwide singing at the closing ceremony of the Olympics. The song they chose for that performance was one of their first and most famous songs, called “What makes you beautiful?”  

Digging for 'treasure' in the Bible

Two stories in the Bible invoke the different ways two friends found the "treasure" of Christian Science.

The 'light' in the harbor

A view from a window reveals the lie of the physical senses.

God answers all our needs

First appeared in the November 2012 issue of The Herald of Christian Science. Originally written in Spanish.

I have always drawn a great sense of comfort from Psalm 23 along with the spiritual sense Mary Baker Eddy gives in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, mainly because they offer the assurance that God, the Father of us all, not only loves us with all His power, but also feeds and supplies us with all we need. It reads in part: “[Divine Love] is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Healing of skin condition and of severe pain

First appeared in the November 2012 issue of The Herald of Christian Science. Originally written in Portuguese.

On one occasion, 16 years ago, I suffered from a skin condition that bothered me a lot. Although I didn’t see a doctor, the symptoms were those of herpes zoster , an ailment also known as zona or shingles.