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A cup of cold water
A few months after I became a Christian Scientist in 2007, I received a call from my former Unity minister. She said that a friend I had known well at my former church had died, and asked if I would help in the memorial service and play a few songs on my guitar. I was reluctant to attend, so I thanked her and made an excuse to avoid the trip to this friend’s family’s church.
But I awoke in the early hours of the next morning with the question on my mind: Won’t you give a cup of water in Christ’s name? Mary Baker Eddy implores us to do this on page 570 of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. I knew instantly that I should go to the service and be a spiritual support there. So the next morning, I called the minister back and accepted her invitation.

December 31, 2012 issue
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Letters
Betsie E. Tegtmeyer, Chantal Kingue Tanga
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Leaving the old for the new
Dorothy Estes, Editor, Journal, Sentinel, Herald
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The high goal: obliterating death
Abraham McLaughlin
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Moment-to-moment progress
Diane Marrapodi
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You can be made new—now!
Donald A. Wilson
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Full bloom
Elizabeth Kellogg
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Innocence rules in school
Fay Coulouris
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The protection of 'amazing' grace
Christopher Cieply
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Gold-winning spiritual purpose
Kim Shippey, Senior Staff Editor
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Summer camp blessings
Sam Pellegrini
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Stepping forward fearlessly
Andy Elliott
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A cup of cold water
John London
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Addressing tragedies and 'sudden endings'
Kim C. Korinek
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Knowing the Lord brings blessings
Brian Hall
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Class and a college kid
Jean Schoch Gioioso
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The just and the unjust
Lord Bowen
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Healed of smoking addiction
Richard Sevaly
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Dancing and praising God
Gina Marie Murphy
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Healing of otitis and urinary problem
Maria Amelia Gomes da Silva
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Defending children
The Editors