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In the first Presidential Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, George Washington noted the request of Congress for “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God,” and assigned November 26, 1789, “to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be. ”  Years later, Thanksgiving would become an annual tradition in the United States, with the first of these national celebrations taking place in the autumn of 1863, during the throes of the Civil War.

A school issue was resolved after this author prayed.

When the author’s son was seeking employment, she prayed to see that he was “a wonderful blessing to the world and the receiver of Love’s blessing.” Soon he had several job offers, and he now has fulfilling work.

A grandmother helps care for her grandbaby, and puts the concepts she’s learning from a Christian Science nursing course into practice.

When I was a young boy and acting pouty, my mom would always remind me how much I had to be grateful for and ask me to list a few things. I’m not sure which I liked hearing less: “What are you grateful for?” or “Eat your vegetables!” I didn’t want to be grateful.

All my life the biggest hill for me to climb in practicing Christian Science has been wondering whether I know God well enough. After some years in the public practice of Christian Science, it finally dawned on me that I’d been starting with me, human effort, and human reasoning in attempting to answer this question.

Discovering and accepting who we really are as the child of God, Spirit, opens us up to the unlimited good God has for us and brings healing to ourselves and others.

 A woman’s hepatitis C symptoms vanish when she asks her husband to pray for her. And he discovers that we will ultimately understand ourselves to be where we have, in fact, always been—in heaven. 

Trials don’t have to overwhelm us. With prayer, they can be opportunities to learn and grow in the understanding of our God-bestowed strength and freedom.

This author shares how it’s important to follow Christ Jesus’ example and maintain an elevated thought in times of crisis to overcome fear. He includes an example of protection for a group in a storm on a mountaintop and also includes a healing of poison ivy.