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Unplugging evil
One time, my husband and I were climbing Half Dome, a peak in Yosemite National Park in the United States. At the base of the final summit we were stopped by a warning sign: “If a thunderstorm is anywhere on the horizon, do not pass beyond this sign.” Exposure to lightning strikes was considered a real danger.
Since then, I’ve thought about that sign as a symbol for times when storm clouds have appeared on my mental horizon. Major events in my life—buying a new house, receiving a promotion at work, getting married, having a baby—have sometimes brought with them my own fears as well as judgment from others. Like a hiker at the top of Half Dome during a lightning storm, I’ve felt exposed and vulnerable.

February 24, 2020 issue
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From the readers
J. Langston, Rita Abraham
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Christ—no longer an abstraction to me
Karen Neff
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Mary Baker Eddy: Speaking from experience
Michele Newport
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Unplugging evil
Elizabeth Crecelius Schwartz
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What I’m learning about contagion
Trinity Thomas
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How can I get people to like me?
Name Withheld
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Quick healing of flu symptoms
Caroleen Scholet
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Freed from pain after bicycle accident
Stephanie Davis
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Burns quickly healed
Beverly Goldsmith
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'So from our hearts must ever flow ...'
Photograph by Robin Pryor
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The door to healing—and for healers
Barbara Vining
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The perfect Love that casts out fear
Janet Clements