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THE IMPACT OF CLASS INSTRUCTION
7 people tell how their lives took off.
BY MELANIE WAHLBERG
Woodland Hills, California, US
On the first day of class instruction, our teacher asked each student to give one reason he or she was there. I remember my simple answer: to learn how to pray. In some ways, I had been praying most of my life, but I didn't feel as if I knew what I was doing. When I would turn to God in prayer, I usually felt lost and ineffective.
The 12-day session taught me a lot about prayer. We delved into Science and Health, and our teacher provided guidelines for giving Christian Science treatment. This treatment became a framework on which to hang our prayers, which was the structure for spiritual growth that I craved. I learned there is so much flexibility in giving prayerful treatment—in fact, all of my subsequent prayers have been unique. I began to feel more confident when I prayed, more capable of connecting with the love and healing power I associated with God. Now, I had some ideas when I closed my eyes to pray!
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May 8, 2006 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from LAUREL MARQUART, JAMES C. PUROON, DEE MAHUVAWALLA, GINI GREGG, SUSAN DEAL, GEORGIA R. CAFFREY
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Eternal lessons
BILL DAWLEY, EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from THE EDITORS, Rob Moll, Jeanne Egert
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'TO HELP AND HEAL OTHERS'
with contributions from TOM BLACK, KARL "SANDY" SANDBERG, OLGA CHAFFEE
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AN INVITATION TO CONSIDER CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CLASS INSTRUCTION
with contributions from ALESSANDRA COLOMBINI, JILL GOODING, DAVID HAUGHTON, LYNN JACKSON, KEITH WOMMACK
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THE IMPACT OF CLASS INSTRUCTION
with contributions from MELANIE WAHLBERG, EDDIE CASTAING, KERRIE GASTEEN, DANIEL ENEMARK, LANDRY ATANGANA, CURT WAHLBERG, VIVIANE SOUZA
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NOTHING CAN STOP YOUR SPIRITUAL EDUCATION
BY LOIS CARLSON
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'To our dear fellow teachers'
with contributions from THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Thomas Black, Walter Jones, Nathan Talbot, Mary Trammell, Victor Westberg
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HEART TROUBLE HEALED THROUGH PERSISTENT PRAYER
LINDA PAYNE-SYLVESTER
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BACK INJURY HEALED THROUGH RELYING ON GOD'S POWER
UCHE CHUKWU NWAFOR
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A QUICK AND DECISIVE HEALING
DEAN WOLFE
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ON A WATCH FOR HEALING
Editor