The Bible Speaks to You March 27, 1965 Issue

[The above is substantially the text of the program released for broadcast the week of March 19-25 in the radio series, "The Bible Speaks to You," heard internationally over more than 900 stations. This is one of the weekly programs prepared and produced by the Christian Science Committee on Publication, 107 Falmouth Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.]

RADIO PROGRAM No. 155 - What Is Spiritual Healing?

INTERVIEWER: Recently an interesting article on spiritual healing appeared in the publication, Pastoral Psychology. The author, Charles R. Feilding, noted that it is confusing to speak of spiritual healing in terms of methods of healing. He said: "Spiritual healing is rather to be understood as the healing of the relationship implied by the word spiritual, namely, that between man and God." (© 1964, by Pastoral Psychology, Manhasset, N. Y.) How do you feel about that?

SPEAKER: I agree that it is misleading to speak of all nonphysical or mental methods of healing as spiritual healing. As Christian Scientists see it, spiritual healing is related directly to the power of God, divine Spirit.

We do not think of spiritual healing in terms of healing a relationship between God and man but rather of understanding man's unchanging, eternal relationship with divine Spirit, God. Healing based on such understanding is what we regard as being totally spiritual.

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