Podcast: What to do when you don’t know what to do — and other spiritual inspiration this week

Wednesday — Special guest presentation regarding issues reported in The Christian Science Monitor (hybrid event in downtown DC)

Thursday — Evening Bible reading and discussion (online gathering)

SENTINEL WATCH PODCAST

What to do when you don’t know what to do

During moments when you feel out of control, or when it seems like you can’t find a solution or healing,
what can you do?
This week’s guest has found that there’s a simple, practical, and effective prayer
that can help us find healing in any circumstance.
Listen in to find out what it is.

Join us via Zoom to hear this week’s Sentinel Watch podcast (and other audio offerings)

Tuesday, February 24

2:00 pm EST

via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83436895293

Meeting ID: 834 3689 5293

OR, join by phone: 1-301-715-8592

(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)

This week’s collection of articles in the Christian Science Sentinel can be read or heard online:

When looking back holds us back (Christ wasn’t better in the past than it is today!)

Approaching any “laundry list” with Love: God’s work is done and is never overwhelmed.

Praying for the world: Christian compassion for those in need in the community

My winter doldrums were chased away — Getting prayer going when the going seems tough

Testimonies of spiritual healing

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”

Go to CSMonitor.com for the latest headline news

Special Wednesday Event: Prayer for the World

With Nancy Benjamin, PhD & Mark Mathiesen, JD

What: Prayer for the World: Global Resource Flows & Youth Migration Worldwide
When: Wednesday, Feb 25, 2026 @ 5:30 – 7:00 pm (EST)
Where: Onsite: 910 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 [Parking Available in the Bldg]
Online at: https://bit.ly/firstchurchdcrr

Password: Truth
Meeting ID/password: 9101691016
Or call in by phone: (253) 215-8782

You’re warmly invited to a Special Welcome Wednesday: Prayer for the World Gathering with Nancy Benjamin, PhD., a fellow Christian Scientist from a local area branch church in our Reading Room.

Nancy is an economic development specialist. She will discuss global resource flow and a spiritual response to its economic effects on young migrants worldwide. Light snacks will be provided Onsite. Kindly RSVP by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, 25 February 2026.

Welcome Wednesday gathering is just prior to the Wednesday Evening Meeting held at 7:30 pm upstairs in the Church. All are welcome.

Nancy Benjamin is an economic researcher associated with the Development Policy Research Unit (DPRU) at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. She was previously a Senior Economist at the World Bank. Following a PhD in economics from the University of California at Berkeley, she worked as an Assistant Professor at Syracuse University, in the Asia-Pacific Department of the IMF, and in the Research Department of the US International Trade Commission. She has published articles on informal firms in Africa, resource-rich countries, the impact of trade policy on productivity and growth, non-tariff barriers, and trade in services.

Natural resources tend to flow from developing areas to more industrialized regions of the world. Energy, Fisheries, Rare Earth Minerals, etc. are highly sought after and moved around worldwide. Apparently, youth migration tracks the flow of resources for economic opportunities. However, young migrants get ‘no entry’ in most destinations. Is there a response that meets the needs of humanity in all?

For more information and to find out about ordering dinner and eating together at 5pm,
call 202-807-1877 or email readingroom@firstchurchdc.org

Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY

Thursday evening Bible study group.
Feel free to join this online gathering.
Hosted by Christian Science Reading Room, 910 – 16 St. NW
For more information, email: readingroom@firstchurchdc.org

Thursday evenings at 7:00-8:15pm

Join the online Bible Study group
Online Conference at: https://bit.ly/firstchurchdcrr
Password: Truth
Meeting ID/password: 9101691016
Or call: (253) 215-8782

Free public talk on Christian Science

Healing with Joy: Discovering the Power of Love

Speaker: Ann Kneeland

Date: Sunday, March 22, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM ET
Location: The Lyceum
201 S Washington St.
Alexandria, Virginia

For more information: 703 683 0129 — csalexandria.org

Explore free online spiritual resources

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podcasts, articles, books, and more.
Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy,
a book dedicated to the spiritual seeker.
Available to read or listen to online for free.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOMS

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(and around the world)
where you can discuss ideas and ask questions
about the above programs and articles

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thought for the week

You live right here—
cozy, comfortable,
completely happy to be
the loved of Love,
a resident of the many-mansioned
kingdom of God.

— Many-mansioned by Kit Cornell Kurtz, February 9, 2026 Christian Science Sentinel