Article January 18, 2010 Issue

THE HOPE OF HEALING

BY MELISSA LANDE

HOPE, TO ME, IS A JOYOUS GIFT that's graciously given by God and is a means of expressing our faith in Him. Hope gives one the strength and courage to overcome anything, even a persistent illness.

When I entered college, I was faced with chronic symptoms that indicated to me a bladder infection. These symptoms were uncomfortable and disruptive to my daily activities.

Throughout my life, I'd learned to rely on God for healing because as I understood it in Christian Science, God was Love, and Love was completely good. Since God was omnipotent, this meant that the love He had for me, as His child, was also all-powerful. There was no room for sickness in His kingdom, because sickness and disease were not a part of the good that God created.