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Christian Science pulled me from the depths
I'd reached my lowest point. Just released from jail, I was estranged from all my family and friends. My girlfriend had kicked me out, and I no longer had a bed to sleep on or even a roof to put over my head. The one person who would have helped me, my mother, had just passed on, and I was still deeply mourning her loss.
I felt very alone as I walked away from jail that day, the prison-issued sneakers rubbing my feet as I hobbled toward what seemed a very unpromising future. Although I felt I had no one to turn to, I was grateful I still had access to my car, so at least I didn't have to sleep on the street.
As I tried to piece my life back together, I lived in my car, worked when I could—sometimes two jobs. I also studied the Bible daily, but nothing seemed to give. I was still poor, malnourished, homeless, and addicted to cigarettes. Worst of all, I began seeing my situation as normal. I thought it was acceptable to live in a car and be hungry, and to believe that I needed cigarettes in order to cope.
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November 20, 2006 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from PATRICIA GRIFFIN, BOB PRESS, DIANA CLARK, MARALEE KNOWLEN, DELORES F. BAUGHMAN
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Gratitude for today
INGRID PESCHKE, STAFF EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Kenneth L. Carder, Jacob Berkman
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Why give thanks?
BY KAY OLSON
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When gratitude changed me
FLORA CAPARROS with contributions from PHILIP M. OSAGIE, ROBIN WEILAND, JEREMY BOWERS
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Thanksgiving: a search in the archives
BY JUDY HUENNEKE
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Gifting of thanks
Darren Stone
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Thank you, God
with contributions from Megan, Max, Claire, Melsy, Jessica, Emily, Skyler, Brian, Kelsey, Andrew, Taylor, Jennifer
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Christian Science pulled me from the depths
BY MARC FRIEL
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HEALING THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE PAST
ROB GILBERT
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'WALK IN THE LIGHT'
WIL MEACHAM,
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MY UNFOLDING PATH TO PRACTICE
RICHARD STEWART
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THE SCRIPTURES—ALL THE WAY THROUGH
MELISSA ABBOTT
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FOR THE LOVE OF CHILDREN
JILL AARON
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A LIFE-CHANGING HEALING
SUSAN SCHIRM TESCHKE
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PERSISTENT PRAYER BRINGS RESULTS
FLOYD WINDAL
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HEALED THEN, AND NOW
ALMYRA DEAN