Selected articles from The Christian Science Monitor
The child in us
from The Christian Science Monitor
Childlike qualities such as innocence, trust, purity, wonder, humility, and receptivity are essential to expressing our spiritual selfhood and to praying for God’s guidance to resolve any problems we face. God’s offspring is not childish, but a childlike nature emanates from God, and so everyone has a divine right to claim it. read
Eleventh-hour prayer
from The Christian Science Monitor
Even at what feels like the last minute, heartfelt prayers can bring to light divine reality for anyone in trouble. This kind of spiritually scientific thinking—embracing basic facts about God’s allness and power, and rejecting whatever is unlike His goodness—is a dynamic healing agent at any time, no matter what we’re facing. read
United for global good
from The Christian Science Monitor
As financial and governmental leaders work to solve economic problems, people everywhere can pray from the standpoint that there is one God, divine Mind, whose nature is Love. This will help us see that we aren’t locked in competition for limited resources. read
Constructive idleness
from The Christian Science Monitor
Many people today find it hard to be idle for even a few moments, let alone several hours or a couple days. Yet the mental freedom that some unscheduled time offers can actually be very productive, opening our minds to new ideas from God. read
Out of work?
from The Christian Science Monitor
Christ Jesus provides a good example for anyone looking for work. Jesus saw God, his Father, as the source of his purpose, supply, ability, and progress—the essence of his being. The divine nature or Christ, the image and likeness of God, is always at work in our lives just as it was in his life, so we too can turn to God and find the purpose, ability, and work we need. read
From volatility to stability
from The Christian Science Monitor
The healing Christ is God’s saving message of light, love, and stability, speaking to each receptive consciousness right now, right where we are. This quieting power provides the strength to make a difference despite the ups and downs that threaten today’s economies and political arenas. read
God’s promise of perfection
from The Christian Science Monitor
Prayer for our global family brings peace to our thoughts, yes, but it really does benefit the whole world too. Prayer raises consciousness to the realization of God’s goodness and the spiritual reality of everyone’s perfection. read
A victory in second grade
from The Christian Science Monitor
When one student’s behavioral problems upset an entire second-grade class, another student and her mom turn to God in prayer to understand that everyone can “walk as children of light.” The student’s behavior improves, and the whole class benefits. read
Prayer for leadership
from The Christian Science Monitor
Turning to God for daily decisions and plans opens the way for the Christ to guide our desire for leadership to a more spiritual basis and therefore help us be more impartial and balanced in human affairs. read
Faith in the supply of good
from The Christian Science Monitor
In the global economy, various circumstances, including loss of faith in financial institutions, threaten to stop the flow of money. But “the source of all existence,” the God who governs all, hasn’t changed. God’s flow of good doesn’t stop. Whatever contradicts that is a mistake that can be corrected through prayer that understands God. read
