Testimony of Healing June 17, 1950 Issue

Before Jesus raised Lazarus from...

Nettie K. Lilley

Before Jesus raised Lazarus from the tomb, he uttered this prayer of gratitude, thanksgiving, and affirmation: "Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always" (John 11:41, 42). He entertained no doubts that the demonstration was complete and instantaneous. He knew that there was no death, no separation of God and His spiritual idea, man; therefore he was not surprised when Lazarus came forth. He then demanded of those who stood by, "Loose him, and let him go."

This demand by Truth to "loose him" came to me during the recent conflict when two sons were serving in the armed forces, one in the States and one overseas, in what seemed to be a dangerous area. When I loosed them from the belief of human parentage, I can say with all sincerity, I never feared for their safety. Many times during the day and night these lines from one of our Leader's poems, "The Mother's Evening Prayer," would come to me (Poems, p. 4):

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