Testimony of Healing December 12, 1977 Issue

In Psalms we read (36:7), "How excellent is thy lovingkindness,...

Charlotte Lonzar

In Psalms we read (36:7), "How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings." This truly expresses my gratitude to God for a healing lesson I learned.

I found myself with a painful ear infection, and though I prayed earnestly to God, as taught in Christian Science, I could not free myself from this condition. I neither slept nor rested, and spent much time walking the floor. Finally, I called a Christian Science practitioner. Her prayer quickly relieved me of the pain, but in a short time it returned.

Knowing that my complete healing would occur when I understood my true relationship to God, I humbly turned to Him for guidance. These words from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy greatly inspired me (p. 262): "We cannot fathom the nature and quality of God's creation by diving into the shallows of mortal belief. We must reverse our feeble flutterings—our efforts to find life and truth in matter—and rise above the testimony of the material senses, above the mortal to the immortal idea of God. These clearer, higher views inspire the Godlike man to reach the absolute centre and circumference of his being." I also knew that God is "of purer eyes than to behold evil" (Hab. 1:13).