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Nail fungus vanishes
In 2004, I was suffering from a fungus on two of my fingernails that caused painful inflammation. Over a period of six months, I worked with some pertinent definitions in the Glossary of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. On page 586, Mary Baker Eddy defines fire as “fear; remorse; lust; hatred; destruction; affliction purifying and elevating man,” and she defines flesh as “an error of physical belief; a supposition that life, substance, and intelligence are in matter; an illusion; a belief that matter has sensation.”
These definitions helped me get a clearer sense of the nail condition as mental, not physical. I prayed earnestly to see that, as God’s perfect, spiritual idea, I couldn’t be distracted by pain or destroyed by matter. I affirmed that the only thing that can be destroyed is the belief of self-destructing matter, and this belief has nothing to do with my true being as God’s child. Working this way, I often would get relief from the pain and a sense of peace, but I didn’t achieve a complete healing.

May 19, 2014 issue
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Letters
Diana Palenz, Wordsmith, Margaret L. Heimer
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All-star thinking and acting
Lois Herr
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Graduation...then what?
Laura Clayton
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Lemonade and love
Debbie Peck
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Beating procrastination
Patrick M. Collins
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Saving the innocent—one life at a time
Elizabeth Graser Lindsey
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A myth debunked
Margaret Zuber
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Soul's dwelling place
Madelon Maupin
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Small changes yield fresh inspiration
Laurie Whitehead
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Run, pray, swim
Amelia Gill
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No more stomachaches
Ginga Canzala
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Nail fungus vanishes
Frances Schlosstein
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Free from ankle injury
Kristen Watson
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Joy cancels back pain
Alicia Delaune
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Annual Meeting message heals
Bonnie Bleichman
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You are your neighbor
The Editors