Testimony of Healing July 27, 1987 Issue

In August 1984 a serious skin condition developed above my lip

Patricia Wilhoit, Jr. with contributions from C. V. Wilhoit

In August 1984 a serious skin condition developed above my lip. I prayed about this and began a plan of studying the Bible together with Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy every available moment. Although I asked a Christian Science practitioner for prayerful help, the growth became ugly and protruding. It appeared to be cancerous, and people were advising me to have it removed surgically. By January I was inwardly shaken, my faith faltering. I had begun shielding my face with my hand whenever I was near a mirror or in conversation with anyone.

I filled my days by frantically reading the Bible and Science and Health, taking notes or repeating things I could remember about spiritual healing. Later I recognized that I had slipped into a pattern of studying this Science as though it were a college course. My thought had become busy with the details of my study instead of seeking Christly inspiration. I later saw that the study of Science should lead naturally to living the spiritual truths one is learning.

After several months I finally awoke to the fact that my two beloved books, the Bible and Science and Health, not only share the promise of healing but include spiritual truths which enable us to prove that evil and fear are not powerful. I could trust in God and His infinite power, and I vowed I would trust solely in Him. My thought was stilled; I put my hands in my lap, closed the books, and listened. I knew I would receive fresh guidance from our loved Father-Mother God. There was no fear or doubt.

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