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Scientific prayer changed my life
I learned about Christian Science from a friend in high school. I was an active member of a Protestant church and was concerned that my friend declined an aspirin when she had a headache. She explained that she was a Christian Scientist and was accustomed to turning to God for healing. I began to read about Christian Science so I could help her see what I believed to be the fallacy of this “dangerous” religion.
Over several months, we had a lot of conversations about God and our relationship to Him, and I was also able to ask questions of my friend’s mother, who was a Christian Science practitioner. But I continued to try to reason my friend out of her faith.
One day, I became ill. I had all the symptoms of a seasonal flu. Alone in my room, I thought, “Well, what would my friend do if she were confronted with this illness?” For just a few minutes, I sincerely prayed. I acknowledged that there is one God, that God is good, that God created all, and that God’s creation, including man (everyone’s true identity), is very good, as the first chapter of Genesis tells us. I also acknowledged that God is all-powerful—certainly strong enough to maintain everything in His creation in perfection. Next, I admitted to myself that this sickness could not be part of God’s plan for me or have a place in reality. It had to be a lie, and I didn’t have to believe it.
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April 5, 2021 issue
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Keeping Watch
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Taking sides? There’s another option.
Karen Neff
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"L’Eggo” my ego
Ginger Emden
Poetry
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It begins quietly in the wilderness
David C. Kennedy
Keeping Watch
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The healing power of fidelity
Robert Tokheim
How I found Christian Science
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Scientific prayer changed my life
Terri Murdock
Kids
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A healing at the beach
Jennifer
Healings
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Immobility healed
Judith DeNoyer
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Crisis averted during pandemic
Jodie Eva Cook
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Safe after a fall
Janet Griswold Gordon
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No more elbow pain
Robert R. MacKusick
Bible Lens
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Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real?
April 5–11, 2021
From our readers
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Letters & Conversations
Bob Coleman, Diane Wendelberger, Gloria Helmuth, Nancy Street