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A number of years ago, I found myself in a pinch regarding a used vehicle I had recently purchased. New to the used-car market, I was unfamiliar with the tricks some sellers use to offload damaged vehicles.

When my wife and I emigrated from South Africa to New Zealand in 2003, we had meager financial resources. We prayed to see that God was the true, unlimited source of our supply.

Many years ago, The Christian Science Monitor ran a religious article called “Why obedience?” (September 15, 1986), and it made a deep impression on me. The author brought out the importance of obedience by relating his father’s experience growing up in an area where there were both active and abandoned copper mines.

In an article titled “One Cause and Effect,” Mary Baker Eddy writes, “Christian Science begins with the First Commandment of the Hebrew Decalogue, ‘Thou shalt have no other gods before me’ ” ( Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 21 ).

One Sunday I was on my way to church. As it was still early, I decided to stop at a gas station to fill up.

Primitive Christianity, as Christ Jesus taught it, included a prayerful approach to problem-solving. Jesus’ healing prayers were based on an understanding of the power of God to help people in their times of need.

There’s an old joke about a tourist from the city who gets lost in the countryside. After wandering around for a while, the tourist approaches a local farmer to ask how to get back home.

It was a light wind day,    the breeze as lazy as a cat curled in a spot of sun.   “Trial Island?” coach asked.

“Sometimes I wonder if Harold is another name for God!” This comment intrigued me, and made me wonder what my four-year-old grandson was thinking. It turned out he was talking about a kids’ book, Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson.

Even in the midst of fear, God is still speaking to, guiding, and protecting us.