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Catching light
Catching fireflies was part of the fun of summer for my brothers and me. With a big jar at the ready, we’d run through the night with a net, gently capturing the brightly glowing insects. Leaning in, we’d watch them blink in the darkness, until it was time to let them go.
I’m someone who’s always loved chasing after light. As cool as fireflies are, though, their glow only lasted for a “flash” during those summer evenings. But in my Christian Science Sunday School, I was discovering a whole new kind of light that lasts forever. It’s the radiant presence of God’s love—infinite and eternal like Him. It can never flicker out or fade away. It shines over all His creation, chasing away the darkness of fear and sickness and bringing comfort and healing to each of His children. I was learning to expect light when I prayed.
A few years later, when I was a teenager, I had an opportunity to do just that. My mom and dad and I had been praying with a Christian Science practitioner to heal a stubborn problem that was keeping me from enjoying school and my activities and friends. This wasn’t how I’d pictured this time—not having enough strength to keep up. I wanted to feel better. But most of all I wanted to feel the healing comfort of God, divine Love.
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From the readers
Dawn Bresson, Allison Eggers, Claire McArthur
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Mighty moments with the Christ
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Prayer: A powerful resource now and anytime
Lyle Young
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Seeing God’s control in the details
Lawrence Waters
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“We don’t allow that in here”
Suzanne Smedley
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Remove the disguise, find healing
Tony Martin
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Catching light
Melissa Foster
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Quick healing of heart attack symptoms
Ursula B. Mueller
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Flu symptoms and accompanying depression healed
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Employment and income needs met
John Gordon
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Child’s hearing restored
Susan Boyd
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'Whither shall I go from thy spirit?'
Robin Kadz
Editorial
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There is hope
Judith Hardy Olson
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