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‘How come bad things happen even if we’re praying a lot?’
Originally appeared online in the teen series: Q&A - April 19, 2018
Q: How come bad things happen even if we’re praying a lot?
A: Don’t we all ask some version of that question and have to come to grips with it? I did, anyway.
As a new, eager, earnest student of Christian Science, I loved what I was learning—in a nutshell: God, good, is All. Equipped with that understanding, I thought somehow that things would be so easy. My idea was to read my “nice little Lesson” (the weekly Bible Lesson found in the Christian Science Quarterly), then go about my “nice little day” of smooth sailing. But bad stuff happened anyway. I knew that, at some point, I’d have to tackle that “bad things” question. Soon I did, when two things in the Bible Lesson bothered me.
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June 11, 2018 issue
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Pamela Urell, Margaret Wylie, Robert Cowen
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King of the lions
Keith Wommack
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A ‘Mr. Right’ search
Adrienne Thomas
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A growing trust in God: lessons learned as a teen
Elaina Simpson
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Thinking differently about politicians
Rosalie E. Dunbar
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Trusting God—and finding the perfect fit
Haley Martin
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Fear and pain healed
Janet Miguel
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Freedom of movement in wrists regained
Shari Charlston
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Protection and healing during hurricane
Terri A. Carver
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Swift healing of flu-like symptoms
Deborah Wright
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Praise—in meekness!
Tessa Parmenter
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Loving God in a material world
Kim Crooks Korinek