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My heart is overflowing with gratitude for a lesson I learned...
My heart is overflowing with gratitude for a lesson I learned about human relationships, a lesson I could never have learned without the teachings of Christian Science to guide me. I feel there may be those who will benefit from my testimony, and so I lovingly offer it.
I had always been what friends and relatives called a "good daughter," doing everything I could for my parents, whom I loved dearly. I did those things because I wanted to, not because I felt duty-bound. But I never felt that I really succeeded in helping my parents overcome a problem of depression they seemed to have. After visits I would leave feeling frustrated. Then I would have to work hard to maintain my joy. I knew that I should not carry a burdensome sense of responsibility for them, but letting go of this heavy weight was very difficult.

October 27, 1986 issue
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Discovering the unfathomable depths of Spirit
Scott Truesdale Thompson
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Spiritual reconciliation
Pamela Sperry Thorndike
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Loved
Elizabeth Brown Dresser
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Inspiration or perspiration?
Donald Stockton Krishnaswami
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Drug aftereffects: freedom through reformation
J. Thomas Black
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Daysong
Elizabeth Keyes Williams
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God's way—always the best way
Erwin S. Cornelius
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Why the Ninth Commandment is so interesting
Allison W. Phinney
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Freedom: "a privilege of maturity"
William E. Moody
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How not to worry
Mary S. Henderson
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My blocks spell LOVE
Doris Kerns Quinn with contributions from Josephine Engel
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What a wonderful blessing Christian Science has been to...
Barbara Janiece Lee
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Christian Science has brought me much joy, comfort, and healing
Janet Madeline Erskine
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I welcome this opportunity to express my appreciation for...
Ernest C. Pearson
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My heart is overflowing with gratitude for a lesson I learned...
Sally Lou Lind with contributions from Karin Anne Beaudin