Pray? Why bother?
My days became full of light, and my depression and frustration disappeared. Since then I have been seeing things about God and myself I had never seen before, and it has been very thrilling. I feel full of life and purpose.
A Christmas tapestry
One evening, while I was at a church meeting, it occurred to me that joy is like a little light bulb in the depth of your soul. It cannot be extinguished. But, like even the tiniest light, it can extinguish darkness. I felt that God was revealing to me a way out of the darkness, so I turned to my Bible to help me understand this message.
How to pray successfully
Here we have from the Master himself four definite instructions telling us how to pray successfully. These four instructions are: first, "enter into thy closet;" secondly, "shut thy door;" thirdly, "pray to thy Father ... in secret;" and fourthly, "use not vain repetitions."

Pray? Why bother?
My days became full of light, and my depression and frustration disappeared. Since then I have been seeing things about God and myself I had never seen before, and it has been very thrilling. I feel full of life and purpose.
A Christmas tapestry
One evening, while I was at a church meeting, it occurred to me that joy is like a little light bulb in the depth of your soul. It cannot be extinguished. But, like even the tiniest light, it can extinguish darkness. I felt that God was revealing to me a way out of the darkness, so I turned to my Bible to help me understand this message.
How to pray successfully
Here we have from the Master himself four definite instructions telling us how to pray successfully. These four instructions are: first, "enter into thy closet;" secondly, "shut thy door;" thirdly, "pray to thy Father ... in secret;" and fourthly, "use not vain repetitions." agitated, fearful. He is always loving, forgiving, merciful, and just; always poised, fearless, and joyous. These are outward signs of grace within.
CAN PRAYER BE SCIENTIFIC?
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Pop the bubbles of division
God's message for us all is one of unity and love. Even in a hyperpartisan, power-hungry environment, each of us can commit to seeing others as God knows them, even when — especially when — we don't agree on policy.
Tessa Frost
See beyond division to the kingdom of heaven
Selfishness and willfulness, which vehemently oppose man's real nature as the reflection of God's nature, are at the heart of division.
Lynne Buckley-Quirk
We are a Christian Church located in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, and worldwide branches of The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts. All individuals are welcome to explore our online resources and participate in our church, Sunday school and Bible study activities; anyone can find God to be "a very present help in trouble". (Ps. 46:1)
Church
All are warmly welcomed to our bi-weekly church services. Sunday sermons include readings from the Bible and ...
Sunday School
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Reading Rooms are community resource centers that function as both bookstores and drop-in centers. Here you may ask questions about Christian Science and explore spiritual healing, prayer, and spirituality. We sell Bibles, the writings of Mary Baker Eddy, music and other products (in various languages) from The Christian Science Publishing Society.
What is Christian Science?
Christian Science is more than theory — it's a practice that can deepen your relationship with God and change life for the better. In Christian Science, God is understood to be infinite Love, and so invariably good that a clear glimpse of this through prayer has power to heal, redeem, and restore anyone.
Learn more — What is Christian Science?
Can Christianity be scientific?
Science is all about understanding and demonstration. Christianity is of the heart. Can these two views be in harmony with each other? We invite you to read a few articles that show how naturally Christianity and Science go together and the blessings that this connection can bring.
Is Christian Science the same as Scientology? The similarities in name can cause some confusion, but the two are, in fact, entirely different religions with very little in common and are not connected in any way. Learn more
The Bible
The Bible from Genesis to Revelation, is the foundation for the theology and practice of Christian Science and the teachings of Mary Baker Eddy.
Science and Health
In the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy explains the scientific laws behind the teachings and spiritual healings of Christ Jesus.
Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) was a lifelong student of the Bible. It became clear to her that spiritual healing was based on divine laws of God, Spirit, and that these laws could be applied by anyone to heal human suffering and sin. Her primary work, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, contains the full explanation of Christian Science and its biblical foundation of spiritual healing. Mary Baker Eddy went on to establish the Church of Christ, Scientist, as a Christian denomination and worldwide movement of spiritual healers.
Christian Science Practitioners
Christian Science practitioners pray for healing for those who call upon them for help. These experienced men and women are available to help anyone anytime, anywhere. They are also happy, simply to answer questions about the practical blessings that come through the study of Christian Science.
For He shall give His angels charge over thee,
to keep thee in all thy ways.
Psalm 91: 11