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Never powerless
Millions have watched on television this past year the developing drama of terrorist hijackings. And many have spoken of a sense of powerlessness.
The feeling that one is merely watching events that are beyond one's control, is said to be widespread today. It may be time to ask ourselves whether circumstances make powerlessness, or whether a habit of passive helplessness creates the circumstances.
We can see that the feeling of powerlessness is the opposite of the spirit Christ Jesus' teachings convey. The Bible says, for example, that Jesus "returned in the power of the Spirit," that he "taught ... as one having authority," and that he gave his disciples "power and authority." Luke 4:14; Matt. 7:29; Luke 9:1.
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December 9, 1985 issue
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No inertia in our growth Spiritward
DORINDA REED STALEY
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Night light
CAROL P. WAGNER
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Love's freedom
ELVEY WILLIAM ALFRED BARTON
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The listening mission
WILLIAM KENNETH THORNTON
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Abundance now
VIRGINIA T. GUFFIN
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The spiritual universe—where we live
ARLINE WALKER EVANS
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You're lovely, not lonely!
FRANCES FIGGINS
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Maintaining the manger attitude
MARIAN C. ENGLISH
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Think of the wonder
HELEN M. GOULD, THOMAS HUNTINGTON GOULD
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SECOND THOUGHT
J. Grant Swank
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Never powerless
ALLISON W. PHINNEY
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Two examples—one divine Principle
BARBARA-JEAN STINSON
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A lesson from the lions' den
Leslie Cavill Haslam
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Recently while I was singing Hymn No. 249...
KATHEY L. M. HOLLAND with contributions from ANTHONY HOLLAND
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I have had many blessings as a result of spiritual enlightenment...
ADELIA A. SEBALD