Are you sure?
This bookmark will be removed from all folders and any saved notes will be permanently removed.
Learning to lean on God
Useless. That’s the way I felt. I pride myself on being a fairly independent person, and here I was on a two-week canoeing and rafting trip with other young Christian Scientists in Maine, hardly able to walk.
I’d been loading canoes onto a trailer when I fell and twisted my ankle. Everyone was quick to assure me that I was completely safe in God, and I was so grateful for the immediate support of my classmates and the leaders of the trip. I knew everyone was praying, and I felt confident that I would quickly be OK.

January 8, 2018 issue
View Issue-
From the readers
Jill Johnson, Gail Teixeira
-
Strive for an enlightened response to news
Margaret Mayer
-
Healing after sexual abuse
Diane Marrapodi
-
Taking the side to end war—divine Love’s side
Judith Cole
-
Learning to lean on God
Corrina Kitchen
-
Safe at first base
Alyssa Savoye
-
God’s care proved in remote wilderness
David C. Warne
-
Stomach pain quickly healed
Barbara F. Burley
-
Running freely again
Joe Funston
-
Quick healing of ankle injuries
Mary Ann Lomascolo
-
Walk with me
Joni Overton-Jung
-
Why #MeToo spread around the world
The <i>Monitor’s</i> Editorial Board
-
MeToo and the potential for healing
Susie Jostyn
-
Our true origin and preexistence with God
David C. Kennedy