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The joy set before us
“Oh, be joyful!”
That was the first thing the Christian Science practitioner said when I called her as a young girl, asking for prayerful help in healing a painful condition. And the healing came quickly, as did the surprising realization that God loves me with consistency and joy. As I grew into adulthood, there were numerous times when I got to see how joy, brought on by understanding there can never be a separation from God, broke through the mesmerism of doubt, anxiety, and fear, and replaced it with a calm and confident assurance of God’s consistent love—and how this brought healing.

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