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All-weather Christian Scientist (not just a fair-weather one)
For a long time, whenever I came upon this statement of Paul's in the Bible, "I take pleasure in infirmities," II Cor. 12:10. I would skip right over it. Likewise, this one from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy: "Trials are proofs of God's care." Science and Health, p. 66. If God is Love, I reasoned, He'll make sure I don't have any trials.
But as I became more seriously interested in Christian Science, I realized that I couldn't expect to practice this Science by following only some of its teachings and skipping over others. What I needed was a deeper understanding and appreciation of its statements, even if this meant learning the hard way.
And so it was. For a while there, one trial after another kept coming, each bigger than the last. "O God, when will they ever end?" I cried out one day. The same week, I might add, both of those unfavorite citations of mine were in the Bible Lesson. The Bible Lessons are published in the Christian Science Quarterly. It was definitely time to learn from them!
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February 24, 1986 issue
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Doing the will of God
KERRY M. KNOBELSDORFF
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From which standpoint are we reasoning?
MARIANNE WARD
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No material imprint
GORDON R. CLARKE
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Morning light
LYLE M. CRIST
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The vital choice: spiritual truth
JAMES CLOIS SMITH, JR.
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All-weather Christian Scientist (not just a fair-weather one)
JUDITH ANN HARDY
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FROM THE TRUSTEES AND THE DIRECTORS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING SOCIETY, THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Our constructive influence in the world
CAROLYN B. SWAN
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The great events of our time
WILLIAM E. MOODY
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I am convinced that through my desire to...
BONNIE K. SWANTEK
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My pet mouse's name is Mintie
VERITY BARNES with contributions from JULIE BARNES, W. BARNES
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As a student of Christian Science I am constantly thanking...
J. SCOTT MOSELEY