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LETTERS

After hearing the news of the shooting at Virginia Tech, how perfect it was to find in my mailbox yesterday [April 17], the newest Sentinel, "Safe in an unsafe world" dated April 30.
From the Editors

Pray as you go

When I first had children, a friend told me, "Get used to praying on your feet.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST

REACTIONS TO the Virginia Tech shootings have ranged from stunned shock to outrage, with people pondering how they can find comfort and healing, and chart a safe course for going forward.
What is it that takes prayer further, from sincere words to the very substance of our lives? Jesus provided wonderful answers.

LIVING THE TRUTH she loves

From divorced and needing a "transferable skill" to gifted at lifting students' hopes and lives—a spiritual profile of middle-school teacher Anne Toole.

NAME A TIME when you lived your prayer

We asked four people to share their experiences.

Childlike prayer

Nights may be cold, the darkness deep,when searching where to go and how.
The outpouring of love and support for students and faculty at Virginia Tech is proof that divine Love is there, providing comfort and guidance for their next steps.

FLOODED BY NOAH

Even when the waters are rising and life seems overwhelming, it's possible to stay anchored and trust the divine Mind.
We are a class of 3rd and 4th graders at the Sunday School of Thirteenth Church of Christ, Scientist, in Los Angeles.
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HEALING VERSES

I GOT OUT OF BED, TOOK MY BIBLE IN MY HANDS, AND OPENED IT EXPECTANTLY.

AFTER THE RAMPAGE

THE ONE GOD, WHO IS INEXTINGUISHABLE LIFE, CHANGELESS TRUTH, UNSTOPPABLE LOVE, IS AT HAND.

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THIS SPIRITUAL DRAFT IS THE TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE AND MAN AS ITS SPIRITUAL REFLECTION. IT SATISFIES US, AND WE NEVER "THIRST" AGAIN.

'MY FEAR BEGAN TO DISSOLVE'

In the fall of 2005, on returning home after a long weekend away, I was distressed to find that a steady, heavy rain had generated torrential floods which had torn through our small town.
"If the Scientist reaches his patient through divine Love, the healing work will be accomplished at one visit, and the disease will vanish into its native nothingness like dew before the morning sunshine".
As someone who has practiced Christian Science all my life, one of the things I've come to do each morning is turn immediately to God and listen for spiritual ideas to help start my day.
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THE INFINITE IDEA THAT COMPRISES THE TRUEST SENSE OF OURSELVES INHERENTLY WON'T ALLOW US TO LIVE IN SUBJECTION TO MATERIAL CONDITIONS.