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ANYONE CAN BE A HEALER
AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE
MY PATH INTO the Christian Science healing practice has been unexpected and surprising.
Throughout my boyhood I saw the advantages of Christian Science in my life. After graduating from college, I thought it wise to establish my post-college transition in line with God's plan for me. So I called a Christian Science practitioner to help pray for me as I looked for a job and an apartment. Both fell into place pretty quickly.
But that was just the beginning. Over the next few years, I continued to call on the practitioner, and with her support, I gradually "put away childish things" (I Cor. 13:11). In other words, many aspects of my life—moral, physical, spiritual, financial, interpersonal—were uplifted, purified, "squared away." The practitioner was busy, but always patient with me. Once, while waterskiing, I injured my ribs. When I called her to pray for me about this, her question "Were you showing off?" I answered, "I guess I was." She'd immediately discerned the state of my thought, pointing out the importance of checking the quality of one's thinking. Healing came quickly—and I learned something I've never forgotten about expressing God rather than trying to impress people.
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March 16, 2009 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from JAMES PURDON, ENID GORMAN, DEE MAHUVAWALLA, ANNE MESSNER
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THE GRACE EFFECT
WARREN BOLON, SENIOR WRITER
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Tim Townsend, Anne Thomas
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God's SAVING GRACE
BY KEVIN G. GRAUNKE
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Grace—a view from the top
BY SHIRLEY PAULSON
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grace MOVED ME FORWARD
BY JANEEN MCGEE
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A SPIRITUAL RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
BY EDWARD W. GONDOLF
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Foot prints
BY NANCY BOWMAN
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'A wonderful healing'
Henry, Chandler
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AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE
DAVE HOHLE
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ON THE AUSTRALIAN FIRES
CHANNING WALKER
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AN EMPIRE WITHOUT LIMITS
CHRISTA KREUTZ
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AN END TO MOODINESS
SANDI JUSTAD
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DESPERATE MEASURES CALL FOR DEEPER PRAYERS
SANDY SCOTT
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A HEALING OF REACTION TO POISON IVY
LINDA ANDERSON
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BACK PAIN HEALED
CHRISTIE HANZLIK
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HEALED AFTER A FALL
TAL LANCASTER