Editorial September 5, 1977 Issue

Receptivity to Treatment

Naomi Price

A glass vase broke and the palms of both my hands were severely cut. Immediately someone telephoned a Christian Science practitioner to give me treatment. Then as I sat, with both hands outstretched on a towel, the comment was made that I certainly appeared to be receptive to God's goodness and expectant of receiving an overflowing blessing—and indeed, the physical posture was indicative of my mental state of expectancy.

Within minutes the bleeding stopped, and next day the evidence of laceration had so subsided that the hands were able to be used for every normal purpose—household duties, typing, driving the car. Very soon no scars remained.

The mental attitude of one who asks a Christian Science practitioner for help can be significant. Expectancy of healing, willingness to be healed, faith in the healing power of the Christ, Truth, brought to bear on the particular need through the pure thought of the practitioner—these are qualities in the thought of the patient that will help to bring the desired effect of establishing health and harmony.

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