Testimony of Healing July 19, 1982 Issue

About ten years ago, after a sudden and completely unexpected...

ELIZABETH A. EVANS

About ten years ago, after a sudden and completely unexpected divorce, it seemed I had to start my life all over again. A comfortable life and happy marriage were no longer mine. One evening, after months of sadness, struggle, and prayer—and in the depths, so to speak—I prayed, "O Father, help me! I feel so comfortless!" I opened my Bible at random, seeking some peace of mind, and read (Isa. 54: 11), "O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted." I was quite shocked at the appropriateness of the verse, and as I continued reading the rest of the chapter, I realized that I was receiving direct, powerful assurance that God was with me. I felt without a doubt I had His promise—that all was well and that He was "husbanding" my affairs. After this experience, when I needed reassurance, I would read this chapter from Isaiah—often many times a day. I still return to these verses frequently and have found over and over one passage or another providing needed comfort.

I also felt at that time I had to make God a promise too. So I promised I would be courageous, joyful, and expectant—looking for good in the tasks ahead and trying to live to bless others. Because I had two teen-age sons to make a home for and to educate, I started back to work—and ended up right where I had left my profession twenty years before: teaching art in an elementary school. Being the last hired, I was given the least desirable teaching assignment, one which required that I teach in rotation a thousand children every two weeks. Also many of the children were considered underachievers. Because of these very demanding conditions, I sought God's help constantly. Through my study of Christian Science, I learned that true energy comes from ever-active immortal Spirit, God. Claiming my heritage as God's reflection, I then found I had all the energy I needed.

In our school system, all teachers, including those in art and music, were asked to help solve the countywide problem of low reading achievement by incorporating some instruction of reading skills into their programs. This I did and then began to get really excited about the possibilities. As a result of prayer a plethora of ideas just poured in. This was certainly proof to me that I could turn to Mind, the source of all. It was especially helpful to realize that I wasn't personally creative but that I reflected and expressed God. For the next few years I tried many kinds of combined art-and-reading lessons, which produced some very successful results.

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