Testimony of Healing March 19, 1979 Issue

Recently I was confined to bed with a badly swollen knee

Robert Muirhead Smith with contributions from Marie Strong Slingerland, Cyro W. Slingerland

Recently I was confined to bed with a badly swollen knee. The pain was so intense that for a few days I had difficulty pondering spiritual truths. I knew from many past proofs of God's love and care that He provides only good for His children. In seeking healing of this condition I had more lessons of love to learn.

At first all I could do was to lie still and know that God was with me, despite the suggestion of pain. However, I soon realized that more than thinking about God and repeating passages from Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy was needed to bring healing. I had to spiritually understand the various truths until my consciousness became God-filled, and my wholeness and perfection as His child were clearly manifested.

When I turned wholeheartedly to God and laid aside a false mortal self, this paved the way for my healing. I had been so engrossed with the pain in my knee that I had been trying to make ill matter into well matter, instead of denying that matter can have reality. In saying what "I" was going to do—feeling responsible for the healing—I had lost sight of Christ Jesus' admonition (John 5:30), "I can of mine own self do nothing." Now I became willing to call a Christian Science practitioner to help me feel God's healing presence.

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