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Safe in the storm
The sky seems so much bigger when you’re in the middle of the ocean. Especially when it’s also the middle of the night. And that’s where I was: On a 30-foot wooden sailboat off the coast of Maine. I was sailing with eight other students, plus a teacher, as part of a week-long sailing trip. This was the first night, and we were taking turns keeping watch at the bow of the boat.
It was an experience like no other: just the ocean, the stars, and me. I took the opportunity to read a metaphysical article from a selection we’d brought with us. The article was called “God’s Law of Adjustment,” and there was one line that stood out to me: “If a man were drowning in mid-ocean with apparently no human help at hand, there is a law of God which, when rightly appealed to, would bring about his rescue” (Adam H. Dickey, The Christian Science Journal, January 1916). As I read it, I felt reassured that no matter what challenge presented itself, God would lead us to safety. His love was completely reliable, and we were always in His care. I carried this thought with me through the rest of the trip, and it helped me overcome the many difficulties I faced.

February 8, 2016 issue
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Letters
Leebo, JC, Barbara Presler, Ron and Anne Hughes, Truth Johnston
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Prayer: Relevant in Bible times and today
Judy Olson
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Experiencing spiritual peace, even during a storm
Kathy Chicoine
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Safety and travel: How we prayed
Jan K. Keeler
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‘The truth I had never heard before’
Josiah Chiwakira
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Safe in the storm
Lydia Pierce
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Sudden pain and restricted movement healed
Lenore Upp
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Illness before trip healed
Nancy Sanders
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Stolen purse recovered
Martha Gauger
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Prayer reverses predictions of difficult birth
Vincent Ebulu with contributions from Tabitha Nakirya
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‘Congratulations! No defects found.’
Beverly Peake
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Old neighbors. Can they be friends?
John Yemma
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When neighbors become true friends
Kevin Graunke
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Completeness and progress
Barbara Vining