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Poem

Sailing with God

Barb Goodspeed Grant

Sailing in Truth, 
   we 
         do
              not
                  drift ...
Poem

Driven to the deep things of life

Béatrice Labarthe

I didn’t go to the beach
   this summer,
but God gave me a
   sunny-heartedness
to warm my smiles
   to friends and foes.
Why? Because …
Article

Don’t get squeezed into the world’s mold

John Tyler

If we can start with a deep appreciation of the allness of God, Spirit, Mind, we are more alert to the squeezing tendencies of mortal-mind thinking and instead let God re-mold our minds from within.
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Protected on the road

Reid Foss

This student driver was navigating a narrow mountain road when the most surprising message popped into his head. Read on to find out what happened next.
Poem

Additions

David Long

There is love in God’s molding
   and exalting of our desires.
Our desire, as beautiful and
   impactful as it may be,
is merely a draft, a rough
   sketch, of something
   He always beheld.
Imagine …
Article

A better message

Jenny Sinatra

In order to experience progress and healing that embraces all, we need to replace disturbing messages with actual spiritual, peaceful truth.
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Feeling God’s presence heals

Grace Hempsell

Facing an injury at camp, this counselor in training discovered that her practice that summer of turning to God quickly and regularly prepared the way for a swift healing.
Poem

Time for school

Lorie Dietrich Donnelly

What do I know? 
I’m a child of God,
   and my intelligence 
comes from my
   Father-Mother God …
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Undeterred

Christian A. Harder

I held to the truth of God’s—divine Truth and Love’s—presence and protection.
Poem

Unreservedly so

Diane Warneck

Without a qualm,
   a doubt, or fear,
we belong to
   You, Father,
   not to the world.
No matter the
   picture, the news …
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A summer of mental shifts

Idinma Princewill Sylvester

Facing a summer full of mental and physical challenges, this author relied on prayer to find healing at each turn. 
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Prayer—and safety—in the wilderness

Joan Wolcott

She would be the only Christian Scientist on a demanding summer wilderness adventure. How would she respond to the dangers they would face?