Testimony of Healing June 2, 1986 Issue

To me, spiritual receptivity is one of the most important qualities...

LOUISE S. MILLS

To me, spiritual receptivity is one of the most important qualities I've learned to cultivate in Christian Science. I recently experienced an instance of protection that came as a result of listening for divine direction.

In the job I held then, I traveled extensively on foot in a metropolitan area. Some days I walked as much as six miles to reach clients. It was a practice of mine, when I walked down the bustling city streets, to ponder these words in the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy (p. 60): "Soul has infinite resources with which to bless mankind, and happiness would be more readily attained and would be more secure in our keeping, if sought in Soul."

One day I had a rather extensive schedule of appointments and found myself concentrating on human strategies and details. I was so involved, in fact, that as I walked, I ignored my surroundings. Then I crossed one of the busiest streets in the city without looking at the traffic signals. I was blanketed by the crowds, and I had just moved with them. Only after I had stepped up onto the curb did I realize I had not been paying attention. This startled me. I decided it was time to listen to God, even though the temptation was great to get involved again with my agenda. I recalled these words from the Bible (Prov. 3:5): "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." I continued walking, glad that I was now more alert.

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