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NO SURGERY NEEDED
First published in O Arauto da Ciencia Crista, the Portuguese edition of The Herald of Christian Science.
One night, my son Leonardo began to complain about severe chest pains. He had just come back from a soccer game at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, where he had done a lot of screaming and cheering for his team. So I thought his complaints were natural, but I began to pray to acknowledge God's uninterrupted harmony and His care for my son. However, my husband and my daughter, a medical student, thought it best that we take him to the hospital.
In the emergency room, the doctor informed us that Leonardo had ruptured his esophagus and that the surgical team on duty would perform the surgery. At 2 o'clock in the morning they took Leonardo to get a tomography to find out where the rupture was located.
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LETTERS
with contributions from LINNY BEE, JODIE KENNEDY, VICKI KNICKERBOCKER, MILDRED S. LARUAN, ADOLF WALTER KNOPFEL, ROBERT STRANATHAN
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A GPS FOR LIFE
MAIKE BYRD, STAFF EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Mollie Ziegler Hemingway, Oswald Pereira, Tom Krattenmaker
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CASTING OUT CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT
JEREMY CARPER
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THE ULTIMATE SHEPHERD
OLENE CARROLL
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Prayer that puts a stop to crimes against children
BY TONY LOBL
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Mountaintop Views
BY DILSHAD KHAMBATTA EAMES
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DIVINE JUSTICE AT WORK
BY HELEN SMART
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Every step with God's leading
BY MARTHA MOFFETT
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5 lessons from the dance floor
BY JENNIFER DOAK
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A nation reflects on God
BY RUSS GERBER
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Church membership increases our strength
BY JUDY HEDRICK
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HEALINGS LEAD TO A LIFE OF SPIRITUAL SERVICE
LOUIS MULUMBA
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HEALED OF RECURRING PAIN
SCOTT MOSELEY
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QUICKLY HEALED AFTER A FALL AND A SUDDEN ILLNESS
Edna Steele
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NO SURGERY NEEDED
CARMEM TEREZA FONSECA MEDEIROS with contributions from LEONARDO