Testimony of Healing January 10, 1983 Issue

Relying radically on God's healing power has made me realize...

TEMPIE STAHLIN with contributions from ED STAHLIN

Relying radically on God's healing power has made me realize that I can never be in a truly helpless situation. Each Christian Science healing I've witnessed has strengthened my conviction of this truth. And our family has experienced numerous proofs of God's care.

When our daughter was a toddler, there was a time when she suffered with severe earaches that would periodically wake her during the night and leave her partially deaf for some weeks. In helping her, I sought to overcome my fear by turning to God in prayer, recognizing His allness and complete care for each of His children. I also would sing hymns from the Christian Science Hymnal to our daughter. We received help from a Christian Science practitioner, and I prayed diligently, arguing on the side of God's allness and goodness, gradually realizing the nowhereness and nothingness of evil. Doubt, discouragement, and fear also had to be overcome. One day, with tears flowing in humility, I prayed to God to tell me what I needed to know to see His power and goodness more fully.

Two days later the thought came very clearly that this whole problem revolved around the claim that Christian Science does not really heal. I decided to stop dwelling on the material symptoms and to acknowledge firmly that Christian Science definitely does heal; that it represents the Comforter promised by Christ Jesus; that divine Science surely is the complete revelation of Truth which heals every human discord. Mrs. Eddy says in Science and Health (p. 167), "It is not wise to take a halting and half-way position or to expect to work equally with Spirit and matter, Truth and error." Elsewhere on the same page she writes, "Only through radical reliance on Truth can scientific healing power be realized." After praying in this way, I felt at peace and was confident that healing had come. This soon proved to be so. Our daughter's hearing, which had been affected, was fully restored. Now each time I notice her listening to the quietest whisper or to a bird chirping, my heart sings with gratitude for God's goodness.

Enjoy 1 free Sentinel article or audio program each month, including content from 1898 to today.

Send a comment to the editors
NEXT IN THIS ISSUE
Article
Notices
January 10, 1983
Contents

We'd love to hear from you!

Easily submit your testimonies, articles, and poems online.

Submit