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Exploring in depth what Christian Science is and how it heals.

Metaphysical ideas—deep but uncomplicated

While metaphysical ideas can be very deep, they are accessible to all because they have their source in God, divine Mind, who is everywhere. Healing is available to everyone, regardless of time and space.

“It is finished”

A spiritual look into how Jesus’ final words on the cross, “It is finished,” magnify divine Love and inspire healing.

God answers our prayer for spiritual desire

The author didn’t want to serve God only out of guilt or when she had an urgent need. She wanted the desire to grow in grace—and live in step with what she cherished.

“Little foxes” and following Christ

When we follow Christ Jesus in meekness and love, relationship problems are healed and we feel close to God.

Christian Science practice—impelled and sustained by God

There’s no formula for becoming a Christian Science practitioner, but commitment, compassion, conviction, courage, consecration, constancy, and confidence are Christly qualities that are integral to this sacred profession.

“I will be with you”

An author who volunteers as a Christian Science prison chaplain shares how she helped an inmate who was disruptive. She prayed for direction and shared with the inmate that he is God’s reflection, deeply valued by his divine Parent.  

A sleepless night and a crucial task: Prayer redeems the day

An author worries that a sleepless night will prevent her from doing her job helping professional social workers. Prayer saves the day. 

Fifteen years of patience

Listening to ideas from God enabled this professor to publish a series of books over the course of 15 years, where he patiently prayed to know what to write and how to best help students of his academic institution. 

We must gravitate Godward—it’s a law

The Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, may not have been an institutionally educated scholar of the natural sciences, but I find her insights about the laws of nature and their applied relevance to health and human affairs to be breathtaking. Take her statement in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, “Mortals must gravitate Godward, their affections and aims grow spiritual.

There is only one I

This author realized more of the allness of God and it healed her of back pain.