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"That our eyes may be opened"
In the ninth chapter of John is a statement that is greatly comforting to the student of Christian Science who is facing what seems to be a formidable claim of impaired vision, or, in fact, any problem which does not seem to yield quickly to prayerful work.
When questioned as to the reason for the man's blindness, "Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him." How comforting to have this alleviation of any self-condemnation which may be secreted in the student's thought! He has not failed, after all! If he still seems "blind," the main issue now is not how it happened or who is to blame—the main issue is to turn the apparent problem into a triumphant demonstration of the power of God.
It is so easy to lose sight of the main issue, so easy to loiter by the wayside, wandering about the little bypaths on either side of the road. But as soon as we understand, then we may go forward, directly, unswervingly, confident in the expectancy of healing, and in the knowledge that what seemed at first to be a great trial is but a glorious opportunity to demonstrate the fact that "with God all things are possible."
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March 7, 1931 issue
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The Altar of the Lord
KATHERINE ENGLISH
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Correct Reasoning in Science Practice
LEONARD T. CARNEY
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The Art of Appeal
J. LILIAN VANDEVERE
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"That our eyes may be opened"
VIAHNETT S. MARTIN
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"Thou shalt be as the morning"
KNOWLTON MIXER
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Demand
GLADYS CLARA FORSDICK
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Taking a Position
SUSAN F. CAMPBELL
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"Complete in him"
EMMA ELIZABETH ADAMS
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In a review of "Hinduism Invades America," a book by...
Hon. C. Augustus Norwood, Committee on Publication for The First Church of Christ, Boston, Massachusetts,
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It would appear from the letter which was published in...
Philip H. Simpson, Committee on Publication for Cape Province, South Africa
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Your issue of July 5 contains the synopsis of an address...
Charles W. J. Tennant, District Manager of Committees on Publication for Great Britain and Ireland,
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Aids to Salvation
Clifford P. Smith
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The Rule of Inversion
Violet Ker Seymer
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Helpfulness
Duncan Sinclair
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The Lectures
with contributions from G. Edgar Allen, Jane Stirling Millen, Maud E. Pope
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While I was a guest in the Christian Science Sanatorium...
Terrel D. Joiner
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I am indeed grateful for Christian Science and for what...
Theresa Frisch
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Christian Science is everything to me
Peggy Young Clark
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It is with a heart full of gratitude that I testify to the...
Carrie Frances Adams
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The writing of this testimony is actuated by many...
Arthur Melville Howell
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I am deeply grateful for what Christian Science has done...
Lourana Thomas with contributions from Lora D. Findley
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Liberation
E. BERNICE WOOD
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from John Fischer Williams, Barnes, Calvin Coolidge