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Stillness and strength
During periods of turbulence, people may become alarmed, especially when political instability, coupled with violence, occurs. Evil actions would strike at the heart of the human sense of order by perpetuating turmoil and confusion. At such times we can turn to I Kings and remind ourselves of the incident when Elijah was confronted with the earthquake, wind, and fire. He found that God was not any part of this violent activity. Rather, God's ever-presence was revealed in the "still small voice" of omnipotent Truth.
When we feel overwhelmed by the machinations of error, we can seek quiet comfort in God's gentle reminder, "Be still, and know that I am God." Ps. 46:10. God, the great I am, is the only power and the only cause; thus in reality all that can ever occur is the action of God, infinite good. In the divine atmosphere there simply is no room for anything else to exist. God, the ever-present All, is not in matter or any material occurrence. Inharmony is never caused or created by God. God's law and order are ever present; they prevail over all mortal mind's fallacious claims to power.

August 9, 1982 issue
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Stillness and strength
GLORIA ELAINE MARLATT
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It made good sense
LINDA GRIDLEY COLLINS
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God's riches are for you
FRANCES FIGGINS
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Hidden secrets
GLADYS C. GIRARD
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Rejoicing always
MATILDA SAPP
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A higher choosing
DORIS JUNE JACK
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Unimpaired being
NAOMI RUTH WHEELER
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Be hopeful!
SYLVESTER MOUYALE
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Open letter
STANLEY JOHN YORK
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Moved by love, not fear
BEULAH M. ROEGGE
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Reducing that "adipose belief of yourself"
NATHAN A. TALBOT
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Your secret place
Alice Swain Bailey
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As a young child I was taken by my grandmother to...
DORATHY SEIFERT NORRIS
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For almost forty years I suffered from nightmares
ANDREW SMITH
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During my teen-age and early adult years, I felt extremely fearful...
KATHRYN WINIFRED HAAS
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For several years I suffered from periodic attacks of gastritis
ALICE M. CRANE with contributions from RAYMOND E. CRANE