Testimony of Healing May 29, 1989 Issue

The title of an article in the July 15, 1985, Sentinel, "Let Spirit...

Doris Jane Haldorsen

The title of an article in the July 15, 1985, Sentinel, "Let Spirit form you anew," was very helpful during an experience I had around that time, and I certainly attest to being formed anew.

Sometime earlier I had begun having difficulty walking and would fall down without warning. This became so frequent that I began using a wheelchair. I called a Christian Science practitioner, who agreed to pray with me. I had attended a Christian Science Sunday School while growing up, had married a devoted Christian Scientist, and had had class instruction in Christian Science. My life until this point had been very free of physical trouble.

It was time to get busy with earnest prayer and study. The Bible verses about being born again were read, reread, and studied (see John 3:3-7). I learned to focus my thought on God rather than on my body. Pride had to be overcome; humility took its place. I also had to learn patience. Time seemed to drag as I sat all day in a chair, but I became increasingly grateful for the time to read and study. And I came to feel joy as I realized this was an opportunity to prove what I had always believed. It wasn't easy to be happy when I couldn't walk normally, but the realization of the true foundation of my joy was a real unfolding.

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