Do you wish the world were better?
Wishing by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) Do you wish the world were better?Let me tell you what to do:Set a watch upon your actions,Keep them
Like feeding a bird
Prayer is like feeding a bird. Before the advance comes the waiting. You need stillness, patience, and presence. The stillness puts all human thoughts to
What’s new? Childlikeness
This morning our daughter and I spoke about a key quality of man: Childlikeness. This quality is always fresh and new and speaks about beginnings.
Christmas Joy
Ice Sculptures. Gaylord Palms. 2016. Michelle Raponi. “It is not well to imagine that Jesus demonstrated the divine power to heal only for a select
Learning from William
Yesterday I was looking out from my office and I saw William. He was sitting quietly on the railing of the front porch. He had
Stillness
I came across a philosophical article about the value of boredom. It resonated with me because I had been alert already as a young mother
How to find the fountain of life
A new woman, I thought this morning. I was sitting with my books at my kitchen table and looking out into the inner courtyard of
A Christian Science Advent Calendar
A guest blog post by Anna-Lena Hathaway As many families around the world prepare for Christmas, by playing music, putting up lights, or decorating a
The possibilities of man
“Life is senseless, I have such a hard time even getting up in the morning. What is the point? What am I anyway?” Someone burdened
Healing by Loving
You probably make the same experience: Some articles you read, stay with you. They have something that resonates with you – and they feed you
A Psalm of Life
Tell me not in mournful numbers,Life is but an empty dream!For the soul is dead that slumbers,And things are not what they seem. Life is
A restful, infinite day
The way we live our days is the way we live our lives. Someone said: Days are long and years are short. So what’s in
Small steps
What is the next step? How do you find it? If today confronts you with the task to make a decision, to disentangle a complex
Sculpting your life
Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy is an extraordinary, wonderful book. I study it daily and I will never be “finished” with it. There
The two ladies with the lamp
The name Florence Nightingale I learned from Mary Baker Eddy: “It is proverbial that Florence Nightingale and other philanthropists engaged in humane labors have been
Love is large: A new translation of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians
The Bible continues to be evidently the most loved book in the world. It has been translated so far (as of date) into 3324 languages,