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Living in God’s world
Progress in seeing spiritually rather than accepting a material sense of being was my ticket to freedom from suffering.
When I was on a business trip several years ago, a painful condition in my side was again making me feel very uncomfortable. I had been struggling with this problem for a long time. Having faith in what Christian Science could do for me, I decided to again call a Christian Science practitioner for treatment through prayer. I expected to be healed, because I had experienced so much healing over the years. Yet this problem had not yet yielded.
I reached the practitioner and complained about living with this discomfort as well as facing other challenges. These challenges included a stressful work environment in a new field of research, the obligations of a growing family of young children, responsibilities at church, and concerns about the world we live in. Her straightforward response to my complaints startled me: “So, do you want to keep living in that stressful world?” This question made me realize I didn’t have to live in the world I was describing.

January 31, 2022 issue
View IssueEditorial
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A new view of the world
Susan Stark
Keeping Watch
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Home for the marginalized
Betty Jean O’Neal
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Living in God’s world
Robert Tokheim
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Responses to the press on vaccination
Committee on Publication
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A new member of the Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Teens
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A quarterback prays
Gavin Ziesler
Healings
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Freed from depression and mental disorder
Ernestina Aggrey-Quist
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Injured toes restored
Diane Allison
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Deep wound healed
Jonathan A. Bartlett
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Healing of internal pain
Elizabeth Harned
Bible Lens
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Spirit
January 31 - February 6, 2022
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Russell Whittaker, Diane Fabrizio Brault