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The effectiveness of prayer

Robert R. MacKusick

God is the only power, the only reality of being.

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‘Safe in His encircling arms’

Laura Bantly

I had been praying to know that everyone on the road was safe.

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Overcoming self-righteousness through love

Connie Coddington

What I came to see so clearly is that wherever my human opinions land, there is a far greater directive at work—the charge to love our fellow man.

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On the web

Christian Science Sentinel—Audio Chat Replay

TeenConnect: Q&A

I couldn’t lose anything!

Mesa Goebel

An author who prayed through a rocky relationship with her boyfriend shares her insights on what she learned and on how to pray more effectively about relationships, romantic and otherwise.

TeenConnect: UpFront

Frenemies? Or God’s children?

Jenny Sawyer

After a few problems with friends, this author was dreading going back to school. But one simple message from God changed her perspective—and her friendships.

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It’s natural to pray

Veronica A. Ragatz

The editorial on the facing page reminded me of how prayer has been an integral part of my life since I was a child.

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Why prayer appeals to Americans

The Monitor’s Editorial Board

For more than six decades, many Americans have participated in National Prayer Day, an event designated by law to fall on the first Thursday in May.

Kids

It was gone!

Marin

One day at school, I was writing, and I felt something on my hand.

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Feeling the comfort and care of divine Love

Dierdre Taylor

I was at a weekly testimony meeting at my branch Church of Christ, Scientist, recently, where someone gave a testimony that, in part, discussed how God is always taking care of us, His children, even if we are not acknowledging or looking for it right then.