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A CALL FOR COMFORT
THERE IS A SELF-RIGHTEOUS extremism that afflicts the world today. We see it in the assassination of world leaders; we also see it in the intolerance that marks people's attitudes toward one another. In too many cases, once one believes his or her cause is right, the ends justify the means.
It isn't hard to feel the world's ache for relief, for peace. There is a deep desire for a respite from the onslaught of violence around the world—both in word and deed. One of the writers of a psalm in the Bible noted how his bed was soaked with tears; one can understand the frustration, pain, and anguish that he felt. This helps us feel the urgency that lies behind the Bible's proclamation we hear so often this time of year; "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God" (Isa. 40:1). This demand is genuine, a call by divine Love itself for healing. Divine Love's call for comfort—for a recognition that its aid is at hand, that its rule and order should take hold in consciousness—demands to be heeded.
About the author
Richard Bergenheim, Editor of The Christian Science Monitor, is a Christian Science practitioner and teacher living in Boston.

January 28, 2008 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from ANNA WILLIS, LAURA JANE BENTON, SUSAN EARLY, BILLYE PORTER, GEORGE BURTON, MICHAEL G. THATCHER
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Following your spiritual compass
INGRID PESCHKE, MANAGING EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Michael J. Murschel, Gavin Aitchison, Shona Crabtree
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A LIFE MODELED AFTER THE DIVINE
BY MARK SWINNEY
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A CHRISTIAN DEMAND: TO CONFORM TO GOOD
Maike Byrd with contributions from ANNETTE KREUTZIGER-HERR
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COURAGE _TO CHANGE COURSE
BY DREW HARBUR
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A prayerful response to Pakistan's political unrest
COMPILED BY SENTINEL NEWS EDITOR, ROSALIE E. DUNABAR
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SAFE IN THE CANYON
BY PATTI WADDELL
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NO SAFER PLACE
BY KEVIN CROSS
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A TRIP TO LOOK FORWARD TO
BY KIM SHEASLEY
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GOOD REASON TO STUDY THE BIBLE
LYLE YOUNG
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PARENTING WITHOUT REGRETS
CHERYL RANSON
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THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT JOB . . .
ELAINE FOLLIS
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A CALL FOR COMFORT
RICHARD BERGENHEIM
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HEALED AFTER A FALL
EARL R. HOLT
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OUR DAUGHTER'S QUICK HEALING
DAWN-MARIE CORNETT
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HEALED OF CHRONIC EYE INFLAMMATION
FENNA CORRY