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Five smooth stones

How the Bible, Science and Health, the Church Manual, Mary Baker Eddy’s other writings, and the periodicals help us topple our Goliaths.

From the December 2011 issue of The Christian Science Journal


We all know David wallops Goliath in the end. But how exactly did a young shepherd boy triumph over a menacing man of war? 

It struck me recently that the key to the whole story—including its healing relevance to our lives—is in one little phrase: “five smooth stones.” Without them (and really good aim) David never would have brought the giant crashing down (see First Samuel 17 for the whole story).

Since the Bible is full of symbolism, what exactly do these stones represent? Consider the possibilities:

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