Testimony of Healing September 19, 1977 Issue

In the spring of 1973 I was having a difficult time coping with...

Sharland Huffaker

In the spring of 1973 I was having a difficult time coping with many aspects of my life. My living quarters, friendships, and job were not happifying or rewarding. I tried through every human way possible to correct the situation. However, nothing I did worked. One evening after feeling depressed for several days, I decided to let God guide me where He wanted me to be. This is what I had been taught to do in the Christian Science Sunday School I had attended since I was very young.

Once I let go of human will, I was gently led to take a job in a city over three hundred miles from my home. The move that followed was a wonderful demonstration of joy and harmony. Very convenient living arrangements were completed a week before the move. In the adjustment to new surroundings I had to learn to release the past and realize the possibilities at hand each day.

After being alone in my apartment one Saturday, I awoke Sunday morning with a feeling of self-pity. I decided to go to a nearby branch church. During the silent prayer before the repetition of the Lord's Prayer, this sentence from the Manual of The Mother Church by Mrs. Eddy came to my thought (Art. VIII, Sect. 5): "The prayers in Christian Science churches shall be offered for the congregations collectively and exclusively." My heart immediately filled with love for all of God's children—the real members of my family. This was the turning point in my experience. Each day that followed was filled with growing friendships, and I felt a companionship with all God's ideas.

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