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The Monitor's ViewHugs of mercy in a Texas courtroomAfter a plea of guilty and his sentencing, a mass shooter receives acts of forgiveness from family members of victims. It was both healing and civilizing.- A Christian Science PerspectiveAppreciation that heals and renews relationshipsAs we watch for how each of us expresses God, divine Love, our interactions become more harmonious.
The Monitor's ViewKenya embraces refugees as partnersA new plan that integrates more than 800,000 refugees sees them as contributors, not burdens, to society.- A Christian Science PerspectiveSeason of promiseThis poem captures the newness of spring and how it hints at the timeless joy and promise of God’s infinite good for all – “blossoming out, now.”
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The Monitor's ViewIn postwar Ethiopia, a stand on higher groundA potential for renewed war in Tigray state was averted after two former foes – the prime minister and a Tigrayan general – helped rebalance a peace deal that ended the deadly 2020-2022 war.- A Christian Science PerspectiveDismiss the ‘vendor of problems’Instead of engaging with problems as inevitably forced upon us, we can find healing by embracing the reality of God, good.
The Monitor's ViewThe climate legacy of a pope and a patriarchThe death of Pope Francis and an award for the Orthodox church leader bring praise for the holy men’s promotion of a spiritual dimension to climate issues.- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe truth about our situationAs we awaken to spiritual reality, created and maintained by God, problems dissolve.
The Monitor's ViewEurope’s grassroots anti-graft driveAnti-corruption protesters in Serbia finally push the European Union to tackle a problem across the continent.- A Christian Science PerspectiveMigratory birds and Mind’s law of movementAs we recognize that God expresses in us complete freedom and understanding, we’re guided and healed.
The Monitor's ViewWhy Iraq gives Syria a handBy welcoming Syria’s new leader – a former Al Qaeda terrorist – Iraq shows a generosity born of its own violent past to lift a neighbor emerging from conflict.- A Christian Science PerspectiveHealing acute and chronic painAt every moment, God is giving us what we need to know to find freedom from illness.
The Monitor's ViewThe art of emancipation in ParisAn exhibit at the Centre Pompidou displays the creativity of Black artists from Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States, who flocked to the French capital after 1945 for mental liberation from stereotypes.
A Christian Science PerspectiveProving that life is immortalJesus showed us that we can take up our cross and prove in small and significant ways the true spirituality of existence.
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