Of Good Report

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.  

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

When this author loses her passport, she prays to stay calm and follow God’s direction. 

A journalist prays when he loses his job due to a reorganization in his company. 

A woman once remarked to the famous naturalist John Burroughs that she didn’t have any birds in her garden. Not a one.

My teenage son had been threatened by a fellow classmate and urged to engage in a fistfight after school. He hardly knew the other student, but agreed to meet him—to face him and tell him there wouldn’t be any fight.

As I prayed about the lost wallet, I realized that if divine Mind was infinite, then I included perfect intelligence. This provided me with the desire and ability to obey God’s commands, along with every single thing I would ever need.

When a houseguest arranges for a tree to be pruned without this author’s permission, the results are ugly. The author prays to see the spiritual reality that no damage could be done to the friendship, or to the tree. 

I thought I was entering a metaphorical wilderness after I took early retirement, but relying on God helped me find abundance at every step.

I was so grateful for Science and Health’s practical guidance regarding Christian Science nursing.