Inspiration

What a wonderful day it must have been! That bright-shining original Easter morning when Christ Jesus emerging from the tomb, triumphant over every limiting belief in mortality, put an exclamation point of proof to everything he had taught his followers.

In Christian Science theology, the sacraments of baptism and communion are particularly important. They are profound inner experiences of regeneration and salvation.

Christ Jesus rose from the tomb. This is no empty story, remote and far away. In an actual year on a certain day Jesus rose from the tomb and spoke in a garden with Mary.

I wonder if you know how much God loves you. He adores you, delights in you, treasures you. And He is constantly telling you so. It really isn't a new message. God has been telling you this ever since He created you.

Making New Year’s resolutions with specific career goals was an important way for me to monitor my progress in early adulthood. After I became a student of Christian Science, my life became less about working within a tight yearly time frame to achieve specific goals, and more about actively thinking of God as infinitely good and seeing His plan unfold.

Let There Be Peace On Earth, and let it begin with me." This opening line of a popular song aptly describes the deeply personal approach each of the following six writers is taking in thinking about world peace. And while the places they call home span five continents, they have one theme in common—their faith in the supremacy of God's love in human affairs.

Christ Jesus appeared in a world filled with barbarous political aggression, cruel civil codes, and religious corruption. But through his gentle yet powerful life, he forever destroyed evil’s claim to be able to dominate human endeavor and character.

Gratitude is a powerful healing quality—and it’s a lifesaver. I know, because it saved my life years ago.

I did not stand to give thanks myself at the Thanksgiving Day service, but listening to other members of the congregation express their gratitude for God’s goodness was enough to heal me.