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PERSISTENT PAIN HEALED
Several years ago I'd been having quite a bit of pain internally, on one side of my body. Sometimes it felt very bad, and sometimes it was just an annoyance. For the most part it didn't prevent me from continuing my daily activities, but it continued for several months.
From the outset, I endeavored to pray about this because I felt it would be the most effective form of treatment. And I set about my prayers by acknowledging that I was not trying to "fix" a human condition, but rather to understand more clearly the truth of my being, which always included health, wholeness, and continuous good, coming to me straight from God.
I would declare I had a right to be well, and focused every day on my innocence as God's idea, as recounted in the first chapter of Genesis from the Bible where, "God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good" (Gen. 1:31). This was helpful when my mind would "wander and wonder" if stress, eating habits, or myriad other things might have caused the difficulty.
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July 6, 2009 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from JULIE-ANNE EASTMAN, DEANNE LAWRANCE, BARBI JOHNS, DAN ZISKIND, CAROL CUMMINGS
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ONE LOVE
JENNY ROEMER NELLES, STAFF EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
Adelle M. Banks
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A prayerful guide to navigating dating and relationships
Rita Polatin with contributions from Ginny Luedeman
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After a breakup
BY SUNNY SCHNEBERGER
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What does real love look like?
BY CAMILLE CARANDANG
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I'm loved—married or not
BY KWADJO BOAITEY
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A spiritual approach to ethical dilemmas
BY MARY ALICE ROSE
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THE LESSON OF THE 2STROGANOFFS
BY STEPHANIE JOHNSON
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I could rely on God at camp
Astrid
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'IN MY HEART LIKE A FIRE'
JAN MAIER
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Do you trust Me?
BY KERSTYN BATTENBERG
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SPIRITUAL WORSHIP BRINGS HEALING
BRIAN HALL
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'GIVE THEM WINGS'
JENNIFER DALE
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TO END PAINFUL MEMORIES
PAMELA COOK
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SURE PROOF OF GOD'S HEALING POWER
DAWN-MARIE CORNETT
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PERSISTENT PAIN HEALED
TERESA DOAN
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FACIAL GROWTH HEALED QUICKLY THROUGH PRAYER
ROBERTA WALLACE
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TOWARD GREATER STABILITY
Editor