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God turns a tale of woe into a healing victory
Originally published in German
In April 2011 I began experiencing terrible pain whenever I moved. Soon I wasn’t able to stand up from a squatting position without help, and it was difficult for me to sit for extended periods too. I was free of discomfort only when remaining motionless. (Later I would be told that the connective tissues of my tendons were damaged.) I could no longer go to work, and because of the difficulties, my son urged me to see a doctor.
This was the beginning of an unsuccessful odyssey through various medical and alternative health-care options, only one of which gave me temporary relief. But I was looking for permanent healing and didn’t want any medical labels stamped on me. I wasn’t yet a Christian Scientist, but I already innately resisted the legitimacy of disease, avoided talking about the problem with others, and clung to the thought that Jesus healed people without using medicine.
I did not yet realize that it was the Christ, the true idea of God, speaking to me, but this was the beginning of a wonderful journey. I often prayed with the twenty-third Psalm from the Bible, and it wasn’t just words to me. I felt that divine Love was by my side as I walked “through the valley” (verse 4).
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July 29, 2024 issue
View IssueEditorial
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What’s the assignment?
Jenny Sawyer
Articles
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Let Love lift up your prayer
Elaina Simpson
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Is your battery drained?
Calder Ledbetter
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Love is . . .
Lindsey A. Roder
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God turns a tale of woe into a healing victory
Rita Katsaras
Teens
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When a man approached me at the mall
Wendy Orfila
Healings
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No more menstrual cramps
Holly Bell
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Fractured knee healed
Wilfrid Ndonga Mbangalala
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God’s provision in trying times
Savanna Suber
Bible Lens
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Love
July 29–August 4, 2024
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Letters & Conversations
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