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Healed of intense pain
One day I began experiencing severe pain. I just couldn’t seem to find relief. I wasn’t raised in Christian Science, and during the time before I found it, I was used to a lot of petitioning prayer in the sense of almost begging God for help. I could hear myself reverting to that form of prayer as I was trying to figure out how to get rid of the pain. I was saying, “God, please relieve me of this pain—what do I need to do; what did I do wrong? Please help me!”
My wife, who is a Christian Science practitioner and wasn’t aware of the difficulty, called me at work and asked if I would like to join her for a walk. Since I couldn’t focus on my office work and meetings, I thought, “I can try; it isn’t going to be fun or easy, but it may help get my mind off this discomfort.”

October 2, 2017 issue
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From the readers
Elaine Handy, H. Wyeth
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Why read and pray with The Christian Science Monitor?
Tessa Parmenter
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Leaving bad memories behind
Teri La Quey
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Faith in your healing prayer
Cynthia Clague
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To ‘have the mind of Christ’
Betty Jean O’Neal
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The Mind that heals
Mark Swinney
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Untold blessings from Christian Science
Louise D. Shapleigh
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The way I truly am
Sara Lang
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Healed of intense pain
Roger Wichlacz with contributions from Laura Wichlacz
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Guided through a school exam
Laura Salo
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Freed from painful health challenge
Connie Adams
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No more fear of flying
Audrey Richardson
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'My work is reflected light ...'
Photograph by Julie G. Denison
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Your identity: shaped by God, not by human history
Barbara Vining