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Fall on ice leaves no trace of difficulty
Recently I went to the front lawn to get the local paper. Oblivious of the weather, I stepped from the grass onto a frozen sheet of ice on the sidewalk. This type of sudden freeze is very unusual in our area.
My feet slipped from under me, and I fell flat on my back. My head hit the frozen sidewalk. This was a complete shock, but I rose as fast as the downward plunge.
A bicyclist passing on the street asked if I needed help, but I was already on my feet. I thanked him for his concern, and he went on his way. The lump on my head disappeared in two days, and there was no aftereffect.
"I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations" (Ps. 89:1). This Bible verse is my theme song in my volunteer work. Thanks be to God for the life of Mary Baker Eddy, and for the friend who invited me to a service of the Christian Science Society she was a member of.
Dorothy Cochran
Dinuba, California
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September 6, 1999 issue
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To Our Readers
Russ Gerber
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YOUR LETTERS
with contributions from Katie Pratt, Geoffrey K. De Mercado, Fern Williams
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items of interest
with contributions from Rita Ann Miller, Dauglas Jacobsen
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Time to get ready for school
By Judith Haugan Ryan
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How I dealt with bomb threats at my daughters' schools
By Cynthia K. H. Philip
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I PRAYED AND I WASN'T AFRAID ANYMORE
Jessica Philip
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Which is more powerful, love or hate?
By Margaret Ann Godine
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I learned to love all my pupils
By Helga Janesch
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The book won every argument
By James Joseph Conley
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Healing racism
By Beverly Goldsmith
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True cleansing
Donald R. Rippberger
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Because God isn't lost
By Linda Jo Beckers
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Anyone can pray—including you
By Cheryl F. Ranson
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A puzzle poem
Wilma Goodwin
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Torn ligaments quickly healed
Robert R. Harris
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Child finds healing in God's love
Meredith Jane Korthals
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Financial problems solved; lump in chest healed
Rose Piggott Addy
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Fall on ice leaves no trace of difficulty
Dorothy Cochran
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Prayer and rejoicing conquer severe pain
Curtis Claude Snider
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Why be crabby?
By Robert A. Johnson
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Finding solutions that work—for the environment and our own lives
William E. Moody