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Paying attention to “stop lights”
Many years ago, as I was driving home from a friend’s house late at night, I slowed down as I approached a familiar crossroad. There was a traffic light there, and it was just turning red. I could see that the roads were empty in all directions, so it didn’t really seem necessary to stop and sit there waiting for the light to change. And yet, as I arrived at the junction, I found myself stopping. I sat there, completely alone in the dark, looking at that light and feeling rather silly. Apparently, I couldn’t bring myself to drive through a red light, even under those circumstances. It gave me something to think about.
In our everyday world, we recognize various types of laws. There are man-made laws, such as traffic laws, which can be changed and are sometimes ignored. There are also what are sometimes called natural laws, such as gravity, which can’t be changed or ignored. If you jump out of a tree, gravity takes you down, not up or sideways, and you inevitably end up on the ground. There are also what are sometimes referred to as moral laws, found in every society, which deal with relationships and our behavior toward each other.
Moral laws, just like natural laws such as gravity, cannot be successfully disregarded.
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June 22, 2020 issue
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From the readers
David Fares, Kris Gulbran, Leslie Crecelius
Articles
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Our always-present help during crises
Patrick McCreary
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Who’s flying the plane?
Elizabeth Trevithick
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Paying attention to “stop lights”
Diane S. Staples
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God’s care—in and out of care homes
Adrienne Thomas
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Listening to what we most need to hear about our health
Carla Stillman
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When a neighbor mentioned Christian Science
William Hewett
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On the day of the big race
Harrison Ostenberg
Testimonies of healing
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Flu symptoms gone
Nancy James
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Healed of asthma and blessed by Sunday School
Brad Hughes
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Horse healed of serious condition
Lori Kleski
Notice
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A message from The Christian Science Publishing Society
Abe McLaughlin
Editorial
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Praying for ourselves and the world
Larissa Snorek
- Bible Lens—June 22–28, 2020