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Sudden joy and a new life discovered
I found Christian Science when I overheard someone say it was a religion about understanding God. My ears perked up at that idea because in my spiritual searching I felt I hadn’t found any other religion or philosophy that made understanding God its focus. At the time I was suffering with many physical problems, as well as with intense depression, and I was steeped in psychology. I believed God was good, but I didn’t understand how I could have all these problems.
I attended a Sunday morning church service at a Church of Christ, Scientist. At first, I walked out thinking, “There’s nothing here,” but almost immediately another thought came that “sometimes what appears to work doesn’t,” like the years of help I’d sought. And sometimes what doesn’t seem like it would work does, like the church service.
When I got home, I found myself singing as I did chores. When my teenaged daughter arrived home after being on an overnight with friends, she was very alarmed. She thought I was on drugs. I assured her I had not taken any kind of drug. I then wondered if my sudden joy had anything to do with that Christian Science church service.
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January 9, 2017 issue
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From the readers
Terra Preston Ayres, Hannah Fish, Nelson Scott Chihumba
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The mental soundness that God gives
Kaye Cover
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Blooming in God’s time
Marilyn Wickstrom
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My spiritual status
Savanna Sprague
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The value of childlikeness
Ann Kenrick
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Sudden joy and a new life discovered
Victoria Butler
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Feeling annoyed?
Jenny Sawyer
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Healed after a fall
Inez Ammann
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A healing from a psalm
Don Krieger
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Broken bones healed
Phyllis Schulze Valentine
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'The fullness of His glory ...'
Photograph by James Scott
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Ending modern wars driven by ancient wrongs
The Monitor's Editorial Board
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To move beyond past wrongs
David C. Kennedy
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The joy set before us
Kim Crooks Korinek