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I am grateful for God
Last year, at a camp for Christian Scientists, I played in the lake. And I was having so much fun, but I got water in my ear. When I got to shore I tried to get the water out of my ear. But I said, “Oh, that’s OK, it will eventually come out in the shower or something.” A few days later my ear started to hurt. I thought that was not possible because I was having so much fun!! That night when we were at evening activity, it really stung. So I went back to my cabin and read my Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. I opened it to page three. It said there that “gratitude is much more than a verbal expression of thanks.” That really helped me, because I started thinking about how to express my gratitude, even with my ear hurting. So I thought about how grateful I was to be at camp. And I was grateful for God and for all the blessings God gives me all the time.
After that I went to the Christian Science practitioner’s cabin and lay on the couch. The practitioner prayed with me. She told me that God made me perfect and that water stuck in my ear was not a part of the real me.
About the author
Katie loves to read, swim, and play tennis, volleyball, and golf. She also likes to play with her little brother.

November 19, 2012 issue
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Letters
Robin Weiland, Claire McArthur, Dodie Percy Strauss
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A harvest of spiritual fruits
Aaron Bingham, Staff Editor
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Thanks living and praise giving
Steven Salt
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Praise God's provision
Liz Underhill
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The geometry of praise
Laura Remmerde
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Every human need?
Marjorie Kehe
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During deployment, Love was there
Lauren Stillman Nofsinger
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Conversations in heaven
Maryl Walters
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Cause and creation*
Jeff Ward-Bailey
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New spiritual awakening
Kim Shippey, Senior Staff Editor
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I am grateful for God
Katie
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First reader healed
Roger Gordon
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It's no mystery
Cindy Roemer
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Not so solo
Kaiana Bradley
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I'm chosen. And so are you.
Jenny Sawyer
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Business and the Sermon on the Mount
E. Garrett Stone
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Polished mental shields
Madelon Maupin
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Starting right
Nancy Fischer
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The present heaven
Virginia Harris
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Safe journey
Lindsey Taylor
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Facial injuries healed
Wendy Berrie
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'A deep stillness' and relief from sickness
Patricia Farrar with contributions from Howard Farrar
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Kittens healed
Kay Keelor
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Grateful teens
The Editors