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Stilling the storm

Donna Tsarnas

Through prayer, we are able to feel the assurance of God’s loving protection abiding with us all.

“At its root,” explains this writer, “cynicism is a rejection of the Christ, God’s message of good to mankind.” But no one is doomed to be a cynic; we are each actually empowered by God to reject the pessimistic pull of cynicism—and to “survey the scene around us with a prayerful expectation of good.”

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Life’s unlimited provision for us

Heather Worley

God, divine Mind—as opposed to a human, limited mind—is infinite in His provision for us.

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The peaceful eddies within a loud river

Jeff Sinatra

I learned that peace, health, and holiness can be found through the line of demarcation that is spiritual understanding.

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When it feels like the end of the world

Jenny Sawyer

Those end-of-the-world moments may leave us feeling like there’s no way out of the darkness. But there is, and whether we know it or not, we’re already being rescued.

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Facing down test fears

William Whittenbury

Faced with an “impossible” test question, this author turned to this spiritual fact: that man is “the compound idea of God, including all right ideas.” What happened next didn’t just help him with that exam, but with the tests he had to take going forward, too.

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Gratitude and progress

Keith S. Collins

When we experience difficulty, we may not see a way to move forward.

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The uses of gratitude in diplomacy

<i>The Monitor’s</i> Editorial Board

In a trip to Europe earlier this year, President Obama relied on a little-used art of diplomacy to help the Continent resolve its divisions and woes, which include a refugee crisis.