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Reflecting back to the hours spent on my trampoline, and the many inspired thoughts that comforted me and gave me courage, I remember one song in particular was a big help. It's called "On Eagle's Wings" by Michael Joncas, and the composer based the words on the 91st Psalm: You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, who abide in His shadow for life, say to the Lord: "My refuge, my Rock in whom I trust!" And He will raise you up on eagle's wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of His hand.

The article that follows was originally written as Sarah Drake's college entrance essay for Stanford University, where she is now a sophomore majoring in communications. We were deeply moved to learn of this young woman's enduring faith in the face of family tragedies.

Years ago , when Elie Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, he made a statement regarding the mental atmosphere in Germany during the Nazi rule. His remark has stayed with me ever since.

Drip a small amount of lubricant along stretch of motorcycle tread. If that piece of tread meets a slick roadway while cornering, the lubricant won't improve a thing and may do some harm.

The following experiences are a few of those shared by attendants serving in the Reading Room at San Francisco International Airport. • Two women visited the Reading Room while waiting for their flight.

MARY BAKER EDDY'S love for children and her devotion to God were constants in her life. They came together when, as a young woman in the Congregational Church, she taught Sunday School.

I ALWAYS WANT my Sunday School pupils to see how to apply the truths they learn in class to their own daily concerns. I opened the discussion in my class of seven-year-olds with the question, "Anyone have a problem they'd like to talk about?" There was silence and a pause, and then one child, head down, spoke firmly in a serious tone: "Well, I have two problems, and I don't want to talk about them.

I THINK of the early Christian Church as a spiriutal workplace of healing. Whereever they found themselves, those first Christians shared the truths they'd learned from their Teacher, Christ Jesus, and healed people through the power of God, just as he had done.

Several years ago , my wife and I were thankful to become first-time homeowners through an inheritance. After moving in, we took steps to update the old heating system and convert from oil to natural gas.

I WAS SITTING IN MY STUDY looking out the front window, when I noticed a plain car that was parked in the street under our large oak tree. I did a double take when I saw the antenna on the car's trunk.