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For years I had drifted away from the Christian Science...
For years I had drifted away from the Christian Science teachings I had had when growing up. I have since learned that the only reason one could reject these teachings is that he or she never really grasped the significance of Mary Baker Eddy's discovery, or the true meaning of her words. I've also learned that drugs have no curative properties, and that this is why they had failed me in every situation where tried.
A serious physical problem arose; my left arm and side became numb, and at the same time painful. I could only sleep on my back, and would often wake in pain. Although I knew Christian Science healing to be effective, I had not been studying or going to church. I bought a Christian Science Quarterly and began reading the weekly Bible Lessons. The first one I read was "Soul and Body." I didn't merely read this Lesson; all that week I devoured it. (I felt unworthy to call for the help of a Christian Science practitioner; since then I have learned that this was merely an aggressive mental suggestion—a lie that really had no power to separate me from God.)

July 18, 1994 issue
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Can we learn to be ourselves?
Don Krishnaswami
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Single parenting under God's care
Ann Weber Benson
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Reaching out to God for our answers
Isabel F. Bates
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"Guide my little feet ..."
By Sharon Vincz Andrews
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Second Thought
Larry Young
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Be not dismayed
Helen Lapp
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Religious freedom within the family
Barbara M. Vining
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Dominion over contagious disease
Russ Gerber
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While I was employed as a bus driver for a city transit system...
Christine A. Weller with contributions from Aimee Henderson
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I became interested in Christian Science in 1913
Josephine G. Mather
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For years I had drifted away from the Christian Science...
Hilton Bill Farmer
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Once while I was working as an airline flight attendant, one...
Marsha L. Maupin