Our beloved Leader, Mrs. Eddy, uses the word "let" many times throughout her works in connection with healing. On page 208 of her book "Miscellaneous Writings" she states: "Mortals have only to submit to the law of God, come into sympathy with it, and to let His will be done. This unbroken motion of the law of divine Love gives, to the weary and heavy-laden, rest."

We learn in Christian Science that letting God's will be done requires our putting aside a material sense of will and humbly accepting God as the only power, as the only intelligence, as ever-present and omniactive good, as the supreme and only source of being, as the guiding and controlling force of all existence. It involves also an acknowledgment of man's true selfhood as a child of God, wholly spiritual, indissolubly linked with Him and therefore perfect, eternal, unassailable. This acknowledgment of God as All-in-all, as the only presence, power, and Mind, and of man as His perfect reflection, evidences the Christ, Truth, functioning in human consciousness, and it does assuredly bring healing wherever and whenever it may be needed.

Following the passage quoted above from "Miscellaneous Writings" Mrs. Eddy asks this question: "But who is willing to do His will or to let it be done?" Sometimes it seems difficult in our human experience to surrender ourselves completely and unconditionally to God; to give up all preconceivcd notions about how certain problems should be worked out and to be willing to leave the field unreservedly to Him. Ofttimes, there seem to be arguments of personal sense, such as fear or self-will, which would prevent us from letting God's will be done and thus keep us from wholly giving the situation into His supremely and divinely capable hands and reaping the healing benefits therefrom.

Sometimes suggestions of the carnal mind would tempt us to believe that we as a separate entity have something to do, some human responsibility to assume, some outlining to formulate. If healing seems delayed or lack persists or discordant relationships remain unsolved, we may ask ourselves if there is any reservation whatsoever in our thinking concerning our complete willingness to place every aspect of the problem in God's hands and submit ourselves completely to His law.

Have we truly surrendered all thoughts about how we think the case should be worked out and what the results should be? Could there possibly be a lurking fear that perhaps God is not able to do everything, that we must aid Him just a little before fully trusting the situation to Him? Can we wholeheartedly say: "Father, I am Yours. Work this out in Your own way. And I know it is a good one"?

This is certainly not a fatalistic attitude but a joyous, scientific, expectant, positive, intelligent stand. It brings relaxation where there may have been tenseness and confusion; calm assurance where perhaps there was doubt; a confident knowing that all is being taken care of in exactly the right way and at the right time.

When the lies of personal sense are thus put aside and God's will given free reign wonderful things will take place. Good of necessity will flow into our experience from sources heretofore unthought of; healings will come about in ways unheard of. If only we could conceive of all the good that is at hand for us, pouring forth from divine Love unstintingly, impartially, we should never allow any suggestion of self to stand in the way of our reception of it. The Bible says (Isa. 64:4), "Since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him."

So when we have declared the truth clearly and faithfully according to our understanding of God in Christian Science, there is no reason to doubt that this truth can accomplish its purpose, make itself known, determine human footsteps, and do whatever seems necessary to establish harmony and peace. To govern is God's innate and eternal prerogative. As we let Him do this and give ourselves completely into His hands, trusting His omnipotent care and ability to govern every facet of our experience, we are giving God the glory due His holy name.

Mrs. Eddy tells us on page 445 of Science and Health, "Christian Science silences human will, quiets fear with Truth and Love, and illustrates the unlabored motion of the divine energy in healing the sick."

The fact is established through Scriptural authority and scientific proof that God is at once omnipresent and omnipotent, always active in behalf of His idea, man, needing no help from any supplementary source to initiate or speed His activity. Our Master, Christ Jesus, was so completely willing to let his Father do everything, that he could say, "The Son can do nothing of himself" (John 5:19). He knew that God is omnipotent, omnipresent good and that man is His spiritual idea, perfect and wholly good. He knew that God is eternally maintaining man as His perfect image and likeness and will never relinquish His prerogative of governing the whole universe harmoniously. This accounted for the marvelous healings he accomplished.

Mrs. Eddy also knew that God is the great Arbiter, the only power, the one guiding force, and that man is the object of His love. Her words in Science and Health confirm this truth (p. 151), "The divine Mind that made man maintains His own image and likeness." She let every false sense of self disappear in order to allow God to operate freely in her life and to accomplish His purpose for her. In Clifford P. Smith's book, "Historical Sketches," there is more than one chapter devoted to the wonderful healings effected by our Leader, healings which are comparable to those of the Master and which she could never have accomplished if thoughts of self and human outlining had intervened.

With these examples before us, we too may strive to "let His will he done"—to trust all to Him; have perfect faith in His omnipotent power; and let Him take over our lives and make them harmonious. The "unbroken motion of the law of divine Love"' will be manifest in our lives and bring us healing, peace, and rest.