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When a coworker shared...
When I was in my mid-20s and very unhappy, I began questioning what life was really about—didn’t I deserve to be happy? I had begun turning to God through prayer, asking Him to guide me and reveal to me the purpose of my life. I knew there had to be something better than the inharmony I was experiencing in my marriage.
One day I was so desperate I told God that if He would reveal to me the true purpose of life, I would serve Him the best that I could for the rest of my life. Because of the discord at home, I decided it was best for me to return to the workforce, so I arranged for day-care for my five-year-old son and one-year-old daughter and began working.
In the office where I found work, I met a lady who I learned was a Christian Scientist. One Monday after an especially troubling weekend, I confided to her how unhappy I was. That was the beginning of a very wonderful friendship with this co-worker. She began sharing with me some teachings of Christian Science that seemed pretty strange to me.
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September 15, 2014 issue
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Letters
Becky Barrett-Alford, Kaye Cover, Keb, Charles E. Pike, Maggie
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Prayer that avails much
Dorcas Strong
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Reliable parenting books
Mary Trammell
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Taken care of, not terrorized
Laura S. Jacobs
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Love your neighbor...even when it's difficult
Cathy Partusch
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An invitation
The Editors
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"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace..."
Photograph by Helen Eddy
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No obstruction to omnipotence
Madelon Maupin
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When a coworker shared...
Charlotte Piteleski
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My softball story
Jade
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Knee trouble gone
Bruce Bicknell
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Teeth straightened through prayer
Adrienne McWhorter
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True growth is only good
Susie Jostyn
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Walking with freedom
Ara Knorre
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What daily prayer can do for us
David C. Kennedy