Article November 18, 2019 Issue

A hidden stream reveals a healing message

Laurie Toupin

A version of this article was published in The Christian Science Monitor’s Christian Science Perspective column, May 31, 2019.

I was walking the dogs in the woods one winter day when I heard the most beautiful sound: the bubbling and gurgling of running water nearby. I looked around to locate the source, but there was no water to be seen.

I realized I was walking on top of a stream, yet there was no visible evidence of its existence. I stood transfixed, listening and enjoying the sun sparkling on the fresh snow that covered this little gem, hiding it from sight.

For me, there was something magical and exciting about my discovery. I felt I had stumbled upon some secret watery passageway discernible only to someone who was listening.

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