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Full recovery from a foot injury
I was putting a heavy garden hose away for the winter. On one end was a pulsating sprinkler with a very sharp metal end. While I was carrying the hose, this end came loose and hit me directly below the ankle bone. My first reaction was, "Wow! Wow!" Then, I realized that in truth I was the child of God and kept on working in the yard. By the time I had finished my chores, however, I was limping. In the evening, I was favoring the foot greatly. And by the time I crawled into bed, I couldn't move my toes or my foot.
I began to pray the Lord's Prayer with more inspiration than I have ever had before. Then, a message came, "Pray with what you've been learning about your spiritual preexistence." For several weeks, I had been thinking about the fact that, in reality, I have no beginning or ending—only everlasting unity with my heavenly Father, who is the only creator. I have forever existed at one with Him.
Jesus said, "Before Abraham was, I am" (John 8:58). And I recalled reading, "Beloved, now are we the sons of God" (I John 3:2).
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October 2, 2000 issue
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To Our Readers
Mary Metzner Trammell
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YOUR LETTERS
with contributions from Susan K. Kaufman, Carlyn Powley, Sydney Howell
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items of interest
with contributions from Kim Campbell, Krista Van Gorp, James Martin
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PRAY ANY WAY YOU CAN
Susan Booth Mack
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SINGING
Warren Bolon
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TURNING MOURNING INTO DANCING
Alfred J. Gemrich
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TALKING TO YOURSELF
Laura Matthews
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WORSHIPING BEHIND THE WHEEL
Kay Ramsdell Olson
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PRAYER AS AN ELEVATOR—LIFTING
Clare G. Turner
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A parent-teacher conference I'll never forget
By Melissa Abbott
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The resplendent rainbow in everyone
By Thomas O. Poyser
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On-the-spot patience
By Cheryl F. M. Petersen
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What I learned while canoeing
By Nancy Humphrey Case
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"God loves me" is a prayer
By Nancy Earl Collins
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Dear Sentinel,
Melissa Patterson
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Prostate problems cured
Charles M. Hollis
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Prayer heals back injury
Jeanie H. Ryley
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Fear conquered; child's health restored
Hilary Dawn Waller
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Full recovery from a foot injury
Jacqueline M. Kuykendall
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Keeping up?
By Robert A. Johnson
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Lesson from a mountain lake
Cyril Rakhmanoff