Filled with the Christ-spirit
One of the most profound truths in the Bible is conveyed in this question: “Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord” (Jeremiah 23:24). Answered correctly and with spiritual understanding, it...
My road to Damascus
Like Saul, I pushed and pushed and pushed, until stopped by Love in my tracks. Blinded by self-will, I asked,“Please tell me—who are you, Lord?” “I am Jesus,” the Christ replied, “It is har...
Healing of ear stoppage
Christian Science has taught me the importance of being constantly alert about what I accept into my thought. This statement in The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany by Mary Baker E...
Musician regains ability to play
One balmy summer day over three years ago, I went out onto a rock pile behind my house to admire the late afternoon. While all was going smoothly in my personal life, I didn’t feel I was growing sp...
Love: Our release from alienation
Not many things are as sweet as a restored friendship or an estrangement that’s been healed. Broken relationships and alienation are all too common. Sadness and anger over disagreements can ma...
Letters
Inspired messagesOur national political dialogue had become very troubling for me, but the July 2021 issue of the Journal included several articles that were inspired messages that spoke strongly t...
Grace to go forward
The following is an edited and abbreviated transcript of the 2021 Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, broadcast online June 7 from the Church’s Original Edifice. To watch the full replay, visit ch...
Humility—“the genius of Christian Science”
What’s most important to our individual spiritual growth, to following in the footsteps of Christ Jesus and living the life of a true Christian, to the successful practice of Christian healing, to...
At home with infinity
“While Christ is rich, can I be poor?” sings a line from a hymn in the Christian Science Hymnal (John Ryland, No. 224). It’s a thought-provoking question. With fears about a lack of supply, of...
Divine Love knows no parting or pain
Have you ever felt separated from the ones you love? I certainly have. Many things—geographical distances, disagreements, social distancing, and circumstances like the passing of a friend or close...