Article January 9, 2006 Issue

Next in our biweekly series on how people have nurtured their public practice of Christian Science.

ANYONE CAN BE A HEALER

LESSONS ALONG THE WAY

ERIC OYAMA——Brentwood, California

I LEARNED AN IMPORTANT LESSON many years ago: God is my employer. That's why, after graduating from college, I would check in with God about my employment to see what I should be doing next. Sometimes my prayers showed me that I should continue right where I was. Or the thought might be that it was time to move on. These answers were always clear and direct.

About two years ago, I checked in with God again, and this time, instead of feeling that God wanted me to "stay right where you are," the thought came, "It is time to go into the fulltime practice of Christian Science healing." Well, this was new. I had thought it would be fun to go into the practice at some point, when I finally understood something about Christian Science. But not now, so soon after graduating.

I was working 12 to 16 hours a day and most weekends, too. When was I going to have time to take any calls for help? When was I going to find more time to study than I was already doing? After a few moments of this, I stopped and finally said, "OK, God, if this is what You want to do, then You will have to guide me." And with that, I left my future entirely with God.

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