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To Our Readers
"Man is properly self-governed only when he is guided rightly and governed by his Maker, divine Truth and Love" (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 106). These words, written by Mary Baker Eddy in Science and Health, provide a solid foundation for thinking about "government" of any kind. Government in a more loosely defined sense—the way we plan our day, go to work, go to lunch, go about the business of life. And government in its more traditional sense, including the governance of a city, state, country, or even global society. Either way, the basis of all good government lies in being "self-governed" by "divine Truth and Love."
Every person on earth has the privilege of listening for God's direction in making the scores of decisions that need to be made each day—individual, group, business, political, economic. And listening for this direction provides a framework of reasoning that goes way beyond mere scratching and clawing to come up with solutions and answers that might—or might not—contribute to the greater good of all.
In this issue, Sentinel staffer Rosalie E. Dunbar relates how she prayed to see more principled government benefiting everyone at a town meeting. And journalist Rosemary Fuller Thornton explains how she supported local government while covering City Hall—by looking for the "real story," "the spiritual fact" behind the issues.
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October 23, 2000 issue
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To Our Readers
William G. Dawley
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YOUR LETTERS
with contributions from Reinhard Harrich, Hubert J. Steed, Wallace D. Pfaff
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items of interest
with contributions from A. J. Carr, Alan Wolfe
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Your role in improving government
By Rosalie E. Dunbar
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PRAY FOR YOUR COMMUNITY
Rosemary Fuller Thornton
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What is good enough?
By Kristen Lynch
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You were there all along
By Henry Louis Michel
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Beans, beets, and preservation
By Pamela Brumley
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Simple lessons
By Melissa Jane Hayden
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Trust God—as a little child
By Joan Christine Travis
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Everyone can be a knight in shining armor
By Heather Vogel Frederick
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Healing of fear and apparent heart attack
Sharon S. Jeffrey
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Injured arm healed spiritually
Elizabeth Jones Davis
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Warts eliminated through prayer
Margaret Lombard Heimer
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Quick healings of illness and pain
Donna S. Hunsberger
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Prayer heals injured shoulder
Suzanne D. Ruffin
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Finding home at work
By Jennell Lee Acha
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Anyone can pray
Heloísa Gelber Rivas