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I am a lifelong Christian Scientist
I am a lifelong Christian Scientist. I had the blessings of regular Sunday School attendance until I was twenty, and the guidance of a faithful parent to nurture my spiritual understanding until I was ready to demonstrate Christian Science for myself.
Christian Science teaches that spiritual man is always the perfect, beloved child of God, and in proportion as I accepted this view of myself, I was freed from many of the character classifications given teen-agers.
Before our first child was born, I was told by a doctor that there did not appear to be sufficient space for her to be born normally, and that an operation might be necessary. I tearfully told this to the Christian Science practitioner, who was supporting me through prayer. Her reply was instant and vehement: "That is nonsense. Love makes 'radiant room'!" She was referring to a verse from Mrs. Eddy's Communion Hymn in the Christian Science Hymnal (No. 298):
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October 7, 1972 issue
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Total Health by God's Decree
CYRIL ALEXANDER BARBER
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What Have You Inherited?
HARRIETTE MELDRIM HILL
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True Substance Is True Power
EDNA MAY EVANS WHITE
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Counteract Limitations of Old Age
FLOYD C. BUELL
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Keeping Commitments
RAYMOND JACKSON ALLEN
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Wake Up to Reality
MYRTIS HOLMES SELOVER
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How Can You Control Your Children?
HELEN M. LEADBEATER
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"SEEK YE FIRST ... "
Charlotte H. Cass
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Matter and Mind
Carl J. Welz
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Cool It!
Alan A. Aylwin
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Since I've become a serious student of Christian Science, I've...
David Bennett Dews with contributions from Lisa Söllinger
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I am a lifelong Christian Scientist
Anne Brady with contributions from David G. Brady
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In the summer of 1962, while drying after a shower, I discovered...
Louise D. Devitt
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During World War II, while serving as a medical nurse, I suddenly...
Lula E. Thompson with contributions from Norman C. Thompson