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The Love that draws and holds us
One way I like to look at the Bible is to see it as God’s loving call to all of us to draw closer to God—in other words, to understand Him, to love Him more, and through this growing understanding to find regeneration and healing. Throughout its teachings this call is reiterated in various ways, conveying this timeless invitation: “The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely” (Revelation 22:17).
Many times I’ve felt this call to draw closer to God, particularly when I’ve struggled with a difficult problem. It’s a call that is continuously reaching out to each of us, even as we’re looking to God in prayer for help. It’s the Christ, the manifestation of God, divine Love, coming to our thought, showing us that Love is already present, already loving us, already embracing us in its omnipotent goodness.

September 19, 2016 issue
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Letters
Pat Spencer, Jaime Marie, Pauline R. Noorts
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A spiritual foundation for family life
Heidi K. Van Patten
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The mothering power of Life, Truth, and Love
Julie Rein
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Stay with Genesis 1
Russell Jenkin
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What’s your perception of being?
Ali Ziesler
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Side with God
Name Withheld
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Two healings of a young child
Steve Knox
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A childhood healing
William Pappas
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Hearing clearly again
Ruth Gasser
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'Call the Lord thy sure salvation'
Photograph by Allan Rowe
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The payoff in not paying off an official
<i>The Monitor’s</i> Editorial Board
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Looking for success in the right place
Randal Craft
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The Love that draws and holds us
David C. Kennedy