Testimony of Healing January 28, 2013 Issue

A message 'made for me'

Pam Gasteen

When the November 5, 2012, Sentinel titled, “Honoring those who serve” arrived, I foolishly thought that because I didn’t know anyone serving in the military, this issue wasn’t for me. However, as I read through the testimony section (I quite often start there), I was amazed to find that each testimony related to me in some way, especially the healing of a swollen throat (Jake Lowe, “Throat issue healed,” p. 24). And after I read the editorial titled “Completeness and newness” (p. 27), I felt uplifted and convinced that this Sentinel issue was made for me. 

At the time, my throat had become swollen and had been uncomfortable for a couple of weeks. During these weeks, I went about my day-to-day activities while praying to understand that matter cannot “… ache, swell, and be inflamed as the result of a law of any kind …” (Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 393). 

Then one night during a family dinner, I had trouble swallowing. At that moment, a beautiful line from one of Mrs. Eddy’s poems came to me: “And for you make radiant room” (“Communion Hymn,” Poems, p. 75). This thought assured me that not only would there be enough room in my throat to eat naturally, but also that the radiant presence of the Christ was making room in my thinking for God’s healing message. With this thought, I could immediately swallow again and enjoy the rest of my dinner. 

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