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"I will love if another hates"
Prayers for Littleton, Colorado, continue.
A YOUNG MAN CAME to my home to do some maintenance work. When my cats came to investigate, he began talking about his pets, and then about his family. I could tell from his conversation that he was a tender father to his toddler son. Soon we were speaking about spiritual things and then about forgiveness.
He said that he didn't think people were worthy of forgiveness unless they asked for it. As a case in point, he said that, years earlier, a foster parent had been abusive to him. Because that individual had not been repentant, the young man felt unable to forgive. I responded that I thought he had, indeed, forgiven this foster parent by not allowing that person's cruelty to keep him from being a gentle parent. He had broken the cycle of abuse; love had ruled over hate. That was forgiveness in action.
Later that evening, as I thought about our exchange, I realized that although many people in my life have been less than kind to me, I have not been deprived of the desire or the ability to love. God, divine Love, has spoken louder than any thought or behavior that would suggest the absence of Love.
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May 24, 1999 issue
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To Our Readers
William E. Moody
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YOUR LETTERS
with contributions from Kim Roger, Pamela J. Fox
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items of interest
with contributions from John A. Huffman, Shirley Dobson, Don Lattin, Richard Cimino
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I am not a victim
By Robin Hoagland
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ASSAULT AVERTED
Alma Chico Green
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God's angels, always with you
By Shannon Peck
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BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN GOD'S CARE
John Albert Hemphill
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Putting a message of love into music: an interview with Ray Conniff
By Charles N. Filbert II
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"I will love if another hates"
By Barbara Beth Whitewater
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Tact or love?
By Deane Miller Dorwart
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"Be qui-wet!!! ... and that's good enough"
Joan Sieber Ware
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The light of the fire
Abigail Lee Ray
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Prisoner's life transformed
Susan Weeks
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Prayer results in physical healing and a harmonious family life
Mildred D. Johnson
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Skin condition healed
Bruce Cunningham
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Toothache healed, wart eliminated through prayer
Luisella Jaques-Deraney
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How does the Science of Christ heal?
By Kathleen J. Wiegand
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TRUST IN GOD'S POWER TO HEAL
Holly Hughes
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New song
Mary Metzner Trammell