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I didn't have a job lined up when I moved to Chicago, but I'd just graduated from college and was ready to get started. I had some debt piled up through student loans and was eager to begin knocking that down.

How do children pray? What are their prayers like? In an effort to answer these questions, the Journal's Jenny Sawyer talked with four elementary school children. The results, in pictures and words, convey the kids' individual responses to the word "prayer.

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One of the great things about prayer is that it's timeless. From ancient times, people have prayed about their personal needs and also about events around them.

When soldiers are dispatched to a war-torn part of the world, people pray for their safe return. But not everyone realizes how big an impact these deployments can have on the families, not just on the men and women in uniform.

A little boy sensed that his dad was struggling. And he was right.

The Episcopal Church's healing services go as far back as the 16th century, when Archbishop Thomas Cranmer first compiled The Book of Common Prayer. Nowadays, as interest in spiritual healing has grown, the Church has carved out its own unique niche.

When someone says "Reformation," most people think of Martin Luther, the catalyst for the religious "protest" that evolved into what are now called Protestant churches. Henry VIII, King of England, had his share of disagreements with the Roman Catholic Church — not all of them purely religious — and he took this time of protest as an opportunity to make a break with the Pope.

At the 2002 Annual Meeting & Conference of The Church of Christ, Scientist, participants embraced three overarching messages: the universality of Christian Science; Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures as a resource for everyone; and Mary Baker Eddy's design for a Church to respond to today's demand for spiritual answers. We are inspired by the notes and e-mails we continue to receive from friends and members who have been motivated by these ideas in their interactions with fellow seekers.

The August issue of the Journal began a three-part series that included accounts of new readers who shared their experiences with Science at Health with Key to the Scriptures at 2002 Annual Meeting & Conference. We continue here sharing these inspiring accounts of new readers of Science and Health.