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EYE INJURY HEALED
Not long ago I was practicing with my women's tennis team, going through a number of doubles drills. We were in the middle of a long rally, when one woman on the other side of the net hit the ball rather forcefully at my partner who then just missed the ball, deflecting it off her racket's frame with equal force directly into my eye. Because we were standing so close together, I didn't even have time to blink before the impact.
Immediately, I began to pray. I felt a lot of pain, and there was even more concern from my teammates. I had a hard time concentrating, so I just began quietly repeating very simple spiritual ideas that I'd learned in Christian Science since a child. For example, "God is All, God is good, God loves me, God never causes accidents, divine Mind is in control, and therefore, I am not a victim."
All these statements are simple, practical, and powerful truths from the Bible and from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, and they emphasized my identity as a spiritual reflection of God. Over the years I've been able to prove many times that when I hold to this spiritual understanding, the might of Spirit banishes fear and disease-filled thoughts, and my true being, whole and intact, begins to come to light.
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October 19, 2009 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from ELAYNE BROWN, AMY G. CORIN, CAROLYN WORSHAM, JIM RAYNESFORD
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IN PURSUIT OF GOODNESS
PATRICIA KADICK, STAFF EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Larry B. Stammer, Bob Mackin
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SCULPTORS OF LIFE
BY BARBARA VINING
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CARVING OUT THE 'GRAND AND NOBLE' LIFE
BY DANIS COLLETT MUTCHLER
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AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW
GLORIA READ PENNELL,
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A NEW GUIDE FOR MY LIFE
GRACE NGOINDAI NJUAKOM,
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LETTING LOVE LEAD THE WAY
PETER JACKSON
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Prayer for the Kurdish peoples
BY GLORIA ONYURU
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MENDING A 'BROKEN' FRIENDSHIP
BY REBECCA KNOX
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A LASTING IMPRESSION
BY KELLY MICHAELS
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JUST WHAT WERE WE SAVING FOR?
BY PATRICIA CHRYSTYCZ
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WALK WITH GOD IN 'PATHS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS'
VIRGINIA STOPFEL
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WHEN YOUR KIDS ARE OPPOSITES
HELEN STEVERMER
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A SPIRITUAL ANSWER TO PARTISANSHIP
GEORGE MOFFETT
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EYE INJURY HEALED
KATIE MARTIN
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EFFECTS FROM BEE STINGS HEALED
ERIN KING
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PRAYER THAT HEALS
DOROTHY CHAMPION