Article June 27, 2011 Issue

Faith in God brings healing

A growing understanding of Christian Science drove away fear and illness.

By Michael Blitchtein

During my last few years of study at the university when I was living in Ukraine, I discovered that I could digest only small amounts of food and take in very little water. The condition started after I was advised that some food I had eaten was tainted. This made me very afraid that I might unknowingly eat other tainted food. So whenever I had something to eat, this fear that it was tainted would come to me. Then I would feel an unbearable pain in my stomach and could not retain what I had eaten. 

Through the inspired truths of Christian Science and my deep study of the Bible, I started to realize that in a harmonious universe, which is governed by God, divine Principle, there is no place for any moral or physical law that could give reality to inharmony or disease.

I tried different medical treatments, including hospitalization, but they didn’t bring me any relief. As my condition worsened, I became interested in various methods of complementary medicine and alternative therapies to improve my physical health. Despite my diet, physical and mental yoga exercises, meditation, and other alternative methods, I continued suffering.