Archive for July 2023

Listening to God   Leave a comment

A member of the Christian Science community in Canberra was recently interviewed for a Sentinel Watch podcast titled Listening to God. Click here to listen to this podcasts.

Listening to God:

How do you listen to God? And what can you expect to hear when you do? This week’s guest shares ideas from her own journey of learning how to listen—and the healings that have resulted.

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My Prayer   1 comment

My prayer, some daily good to do
To Thine, for Thee;
An offering pure of Love, whereto
God leadeth me.

This is the final verse of a poem by Mary Baker Eddy, Christ My Refuge, also included in the Christian Science Hymnal (254-257)

Reggie Healed   Leave a comment

A member of the Canberra Christian Science community had this article, Immortality Glimpsed in Dog’s Healing, published in the October 22 issue of the Christian Science Journal. Click here to listen to, or read, the full story.

Reggie, an elderly dog we adopted, was a member of our family until last year. We loved him dearly and he lived with us long past the life expectancy of a dog of his breed.

Gradually last year I noticed that he was slowing down and sleeping much of the time. It was starting to feel as if Reggie might be about to move on. 

One Saturday morning he was in a long, deep sleep. He couldn’t be roused, and he had lost control of his bodily functions. 

I’ve been a Christian Scientist all my life and it is natural for me to turn to God in prayer when I need answers, so I sat on the floor beside his bed and turned to God. “Tell me how to think about this,” I asked. Continue reading