Overcoming fear
Be not afraid!
There’s widespread recognition today that fear has a detrimental effect on health. It makes sense, then, that Christian Science treatment always begins with allaying fear, as it says in Scienc...
The Christ presence stops violence in its tracks
“My heart opened to God for help. My thought expanded beyond the human situation, making me receptive to a power far greater than what seemed to be governing my immediate circumstances.”
Replacing stress with rest
The fact of God’s unvarying goodness means that peace is always our right—not just when a project is completed, but while the work is happening, too.
Are you running toward Goliath?
In a well-known Bible story, David, a shepherd boy, volunteers to fight a towering Philistine warrior named Goliath. Goliath had challenged the men of Israel to offer one of their troops to fight h...
“God with us” all
We can insist that our thinking not be invaded by any sense of helplessness, futility, or defeat. This kind of warfare—mentally destroying every claim that dares to oppose the knowledge and allness...
It’s never too late to conquer fear
Confidence began to well up within me as I learned of my God-given perfection and completeness.
There is no need to fear an illusion
Throughout history there have been instances where what was thought to be a reality turned out to be an illusion, such as when it was discovered that the Earth is not flat or that the sun does not...
Facing fear head-on
I traveled to Vietnam in January 2020, planning to teach English for a few months. However, shortly after I began teaching, the first coronavirus cases were reported and schools were closed. As my...
Fear couldn't stop the power of my prayers
Our guest, Elizabeth Pond, was the Saigon correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor during the Vietnam War. During that time, she and two of her journalist colleagues were captured by insurge...
When faced with fear, look up to God!
My husband said, “God is in control.” Right away, I felt a deep calm take over and the rising panic fade.