Testimony of Healing March 18, 1985 Issue

Progress and change. As I began to understand both of these...

GARY MORSE WALKER

Progress and change. As I began to understand both of these from a spiritual standpoint, changes that brought improvement took place in my life. I have thought lately, "Can there be progress without change, and can there be change without progress?" The last ten years of my life indicate to me that when we are working earnestly in Christian Science, these two necessarily do go hand in hand and that they complement one another.

Prior to coming into Christian Science, I had little self-confidence and a scant understanding of my identity. I had difficulty seeing beyond immediate problems and had little hope for tangible progress. One of the ways this ignorance and this fear were evident was in my poor academic standing in high school. Of the eight hundred and sixty-four graduates in my class, I ranked eight hundred and thirty-second.

Then, as I began my early study of Christian Science, fears and limitations began dissipating. I was seeing God's law of progress in action. Two years after my learning of Science, I moved to Boston, Massachusetts. As a result of perceiving man's God-derived capacities, I found myself with the initiative and the ability to take advantage of the academic, religious, and cultural dynamics that city offers. One after another, the doors began to open.

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