By Marsha Pecaut April 30, 2015 – Living Christian Science Today There we were, in a glass-enclosed room with our eight young male students, all violent offenders in a youth correctional facility. My husband and I had been teaching these young men about Christian Science and about God’s love for them, and now it was […]
Step by step
June 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Marsha Ann Pecaut From the Christian Science Sentinel – January 19, 2015 “First steps,” whether we are children or adults, are natural, yet for some of us, venturing forward on a new path might sometimes be accompanied by fear. But whether we’re leaving home for the first time, starting a new job or a […]
Growing into the practice
June 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Marsha Pecaut From the January 6, 2014 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel I first developed the desire to be a Christian Science practitioner while raising my three children. Taking Christian Science Primary class instruction showed me the effectiveness of praying daily for myself, family members, church, community, and the world. One crowning demonstration […]
Mother’s healing prayer, a son’s choice
June 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Marsha Ann Pecaut, Joel Moersch From the December 19, 2011 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel My son, Joel, and his buddies in middle school loved baseball. One time, between games, I was sitting in the bleachers when a couple of the boys came to tell me Joel had just run into an uncut […]
Building bridges … and more
June 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Jenny Sawyer, Staff Editor From the February 2003 issue of The Christian Science Journal For the community of Corvallis, Oregon, there are some bridges that were years in the building. Bridges between members of the same religious community. Bridges between one religious community and another. And bridges between religious communities and the community at large. […]
Each day, through the study and practice of Christian Science, I am becoming more aware of God’s love for me and for all His children.
June 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Marsha Ann Pecaut Moersch with contributions from Christopher Moersch From the December 1989 issue of The Christian Science Journal Each day, through the study and practice of Christian Science, I am becoming more aware of God’s love for me and for all His children. One morning in 1987, a door was accidently closed on […]
Love at work in prison (plus video)
June 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By Marsha Pecaut CS This is from a blog post from JSH-Online, April 30, 2015 called Living Christian Science Today There we were, in a glass-enclosed room with our eight young male students, all violent offenders in a youth correctional facility. My husband and I had been teaching these young men about Christian Science and […]
Why
June 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Why believe? Look at a sunset and you’ll know why. The sun sets every night and rises in the morning. We can count on it and so we believe it because it is constant and true. Do you ever worry that the sun isn’t going to come up tomorrow? I’m assuming not many of […]
Humble prayer
June 24, 2015 by 2 Comments
We plead for health and happiness with a humble prayer. “Desire is prayer;” in fact, “Consistent prayer is the desire to do right.” (Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures 1: 11 & 9: 32) When “please” moves to “thank you” this advances the pleading prayer to a new dimension and we speak […]
Love heals
June 23, 2015 by 2 Comments
With a power as great as the surge of a waterfall and with a power as gentle as its surrounding water mist, Love dissolves fear and animosity. The purification of self-will, self-justification and self-love form us anew. “Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way”.(Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures 454: 18) […]