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‘The crooked shall be made straight’
Christmastime brings performances of Handel’s Messiah, a beautiful oratorio with text from the King James Bible. It includes these verses from the book of Isaiah: “Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it” (40:4, 5).
When I hear the words “Every valley shall be exalted,” I am reminded of the qualities of magnanimity, spiritual discernment, and patience that I want to see exalted, or magnified, more consistently in my daily life.

December 24, 2018 issue
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From the readers
Brenda Van Der Like, Mary Beattie
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A fresh look at observing Christmas
Margaret Mayer
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‘The crooked shall be made straight’
Consuela H. Allen
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A year-round prayer and promise
Susan Kerr
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God’s love erases failure
Emily Wickham
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Christmas comfort
Lizzie Witney
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Scalded hand quickly healed
Norm Bleichman
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Healed of food poisoning
Paul Gilford
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Symptoms of a cold vanish
Eric Oyama
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Effects of accident reversed
Deborah Wright
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Children of Light
Katie Grigg-Miller
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Rotation in office
The Christian Science Board of Directors
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What will you give?
Robin Hoagland