In January 2022 my neck started bleeding. As a Christian Scientist who has experienced many healings through prayer, I began praying, but when my praying didn’t improve the evidence, I called a Christian Science practitioner and teacher for more prayerful help. I also contacted a Christian Science nurse to bandage the area which was difficult for me to see due to the location. Each day the practitioner emailed helpful ideas from the weekly Bible lesson. I also continued to pray for myself. I was taking notes daily on what I was reading and began a journal of some of the key ideas using just a ..read more

About 12 years ago a beloved neighbor died.  His nephew sold the property to a man who intended to build a large house. As the old house was demolished, a temporary orange fence was set up to keep their debris from spreading our way.  Unfortunately it severely limited the access to our shared driveway. The man operating the large machinery tearing down the old house, boasted we would never get our truck down the narrower driveway again.  I found his attitude ugly and his swearing hard to deal with.  A few neighbors across the street even called our state’s Labor and Industr ..read more

One Wednesday in September, 2018, as I returned home from morning errands, the left side of my groin started feeling uncomfortable. That afternoon, as the pain increased, I started praying about the situation. But in spite of my prayers, by about 3pm I began throwing up, and the pain had increased to the point that, although I had no idea what the condition was, I knew I needed help. I decided to phoned a Christian Science practitioner—a Christian Scientist who devotes their full time to helping others through prayer. The moment I explained the situation to her, she said: “You can’t be fooled ..read more

Words fail to express my gratitude for the weekly Christian Science Bible lessons. When I read these lessons each month as a volunteer in two local jails, I love saying, “This is the same lesson-sermon that is read in every Christian Science church around the world.” To me it is so powerful that we are all hearing the very same words.We hear them in different ways of coursesince God speaks to us in a way we can individually understand. The habit of going to that Bible lesson each day for quiet time with God is powerful and has a healing effect.  It prepares me to meet whatever challenges ..read more

What is Truth? I would like to express gratitude for continual healings in the study and practice of Christian Science. I think it is true we all have a desire for understanding the big questions in life:  “Who am I?”  “What am I doing here?” and “What is my purpose?” There is a natural desire to know and love a supreme being, God, who remains at the helm of all existence as the One and Only. I remember asking my grandmother, who was a student of Christian Science and a Sunday School teacher, “What is Truth?” I know she must have said all of the answers we learn in the Christian Scie ..read more

It was one of those dreary fall days. The sky was a dark gray, and I knew we were in for a heavy rain storm. The wind was blowing so hard the branches on all of the trees in my yard were swaying and losing all their leaves. I was grateful I didn’t have to go out of the house.  As I sat at the window in my living room, gazing out at the leaves dancing in the wind before touching the ground, I thought about a time many years ago, when I was terrified being on the freeway in severe winds just like this one. My husband and I were going on a trip to Florida passing through Color ..read more

When I was nine years old, I was healed of a broken arm with Christian Science prayer treatment alone and no medical intervention of any sort. We had a new mattress and bed frame which had just been delivered and were waiting to be set up.  Somehow, I tripped over them and fell, landing with my full weight on one arm.  The arm hung limply, so I supported it with my other arm and hand.  One would expect a young girl to be frightened at this point, but I felt no fear.  I knew that my mother would call a Christian Science Practitioner, an individual devoted to h ..read more

  This morning I was weeding at a community garden where “Stewards of the Cove”, a volunteer group for which I am the botanist, gather each month for a work party. I had planted a couple plants in one area, and then in passing another area saw morning glory that needed to be removed. Then I went to a third area and worked until the sun made it too hot, and drove home. When I got home I realized my cell phone had fallen out of my pocket. It seemed likea right idea to take my other vehicle and get gas and then look for the cell phone. Before I even arrived back at t ..read more

A few years ago, I joined a recreational rowing organization, and discovered most of my teammates to be extremely friendly, sincere and supportive. Since the sport of rowing requires close-contact team work, it’s imperative that all crew-members mentally and physically harmonize with one another. And I felt we did, with one exception. One of our most seasoned rowers often appeared to be extremely critical, unfriendly, and mentally intimidating. And it seemed that most crew-members maintained minimal contact with this gentleman, including me. It was rumored that this man earned an advanced engi ..read more

Not long after I was married I became pregnant and was so excited to have a baby. About three months into the pregnancy I had a miscarriage and was feeling quite sad. It felt like I had lost a baby. I prayed to know that I was living God’s plan for me and that at the right time I would have a child. A few months later I found myself pregnant again but once again at three months the pregnancy ended. This was particularly hard because I was told that after two miscarriages I may never be able to carry a baby to term. I really needed to know that God had a plan for me which would bless many peopl ..read more