Max Polatin - The Christian Science Journal, Aug. 2006
“No fear.” I once heard a skateboarder say that about me to another skater. I wanted to say to him, “Hey-I am afraid sometimes, but trusting God helps me overcome the fear.”
What I know about God is really essential in my skateboarding. I often do tricks that involve big jumps. This can be kinda scary. So while I set up for a trick I think, I know I can’t fall out of the arms of God. The Bible talks about God’s “outstretched arm” and “outstretched hand,” and I think of being in His hands at the spot where I’ll land. Then I just go for it. I really believe God is taking care of me. Sometimes everyone in the skate park stops to watch. I’ve been skateboarding since I was five, and I’ve become pretty good at it. (more…)
By Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks - Christian Science Sentinel, July 6, 1998
During the few weeks before military parachute training started, I studied the ninety-first Psalm very carefully. Beginning with the first verse -
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty
I reasoned that if I wanted to abide under the shadow of the Almighty, I needed to dwell in His secret place. Dwelling in that secret place, to me, means discerning God’s presence and allness around me, everywhere, all the time, in any circumstance. (more…)
Republished from the Christian Science Journal
Val Minard
Collingswood, New Jersey, US
It was the blizzard of ’76. I was in college, living in a small attic apartment in Buffalo, New York. My landlord had recently purchased the house and had decided to use the fireplace for the first time on this cold winter night.
All was well, until I woke up to the smell of smoke in the wee hours of the morning. Thinking it was my imagination, I drifted back to sleep, only to awaken a few minutes later wondering if the house could be on fire. No, that only happens in movies, I thought. But rather than go back to sleep, I decided to investigate.
As I opened the door that led to the back staircase and the landlord’s part of the house, smoke poured into my room. Unable to see through the smoke to go downstairs, I tried calling out to warn the landlord and his family—but got no response.
Monique Guterres dos santos
Reprinted from the Dec. 26, 2005, issue of the CS Sentinel.
On our way to school, a group of boys threatened my brother. So I prayed to know that we’re all children of God-and that He was protecting everyone…
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Lois Rae Carlson
Reprinted from the Oct. 10, 2005, issue of the CS Sentinel.
The news-junkie mentality can make us overlook the abundant evidence of harmony in our lives. But there is an antidote to the feeling of anxiety and fear-an understanding of a fundamental spiritual fact…
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Morgan Gavaletz
Reprinted from the Jan. 10, 2005, issue of the CS Sentinel.
High school can be hard, especially if you’re bigger than the average cheerleader. Morgan’s prayer takes her beyond coping to triumph…
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