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Harmony claimed as our natural state
Toward the end of last year, I took a long-awaited trip to my home country, Uganda. It was a time rich with laughter, shared meals, and heartfelt conversations as I reconnected with family and friends. It was such a blessing to feel surrounded by love and to witness God’s goodness expressed through those around me.
As I traveled back to the United States, my heart was full of gratitude for the harmony and peace I had experienced during my visit. But on a layover in Dubai, I slipped and fell while being guided to my hotel room. I immediately felt that my ankle was sprained. After I got up, the staff member who had been helping me noticed that I was limping and offered to carry one of my suitcases.
As soon as I entered my room, I sat down and turned wholeheartedly to God in prayer. I reached for my copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, a book that has guided me numerous times in finding peace and healing. I was led to open the book to page 424, and my eyes fell on this statement: “Accidents are unknown to God, or immortal Mind, and we must leave the mortal basis of belief and unite with the one Mind, in order to change the notion of chance to the proper sense of God’s unerring direction and thus bring out harmony.”
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April 27, 2026 issue
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An answer to lawlessness
Tony Lobl
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Praying with confidence for your community
Anne Melville
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Can you pass this road test?
Fenna Corry
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One with You
Andrew D. Brewis
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What a little birdie taught me
Helen Stevermer
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Angry at a friend? Love is here to help.
Grace Ott Anderson
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Appealing to the 7th Commandment
Name Withheld
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Harmony claimed as our natural state
Alan Musere
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God’s permanent care
Teresa Stolarski de Arrigo
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Letters & Conversations
Tim Ball, Sarah Summons, Iris Roumiantsev
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The peace that dispels danger
With George Nutwell and Paige Matthys-Pearce