Tag: expectation

Watch thought, not effect

October 2, 2007 | 3 comments

Last Friday, while practicing my tennis strokes with a ball machine, I learned a valuable lesson about watching thoughts and knowing what the effect of those thoughts would be without checking outward evidence. Let me explain. During one stroke exercise,

Falling ants and the disappearing sliver

September 21, 2007 | 7 comments

I love the new office space I moved into last spring. All conditions proved ideal the first few months, except for one. There were ants. Not too many ants, but enough to get me bothered. They would fall from the

Are your fields prepared?

August 2, 2007 | No comments yet

  Two farmers prayed to God for rain to water their crops. One farmer prepared his fields for an expected downpour. The other did not. Which farmer had faith that his prayers would be answered? I was struck by the

Treatment versus prayer

July 23, 2007 | 11 comments

I’ve often been asked, “What is the difference between giving a Christian Science treatment and prayer?” On one hand, there is no difference for a treatment is a prayer for healing. But, on the other, there is a distinction to

For healing, focus on solution

May 21, 2007 | 1 comment

It’s a common concern in spiritual healing; the question of “How do I get rid of the problem I’m struggling with?” The nagging doubt may come in the form of How do I get rid of this disease? How do