Article March 18, 1991 Issue

The immediacy of God's healing power

We can wait for good or we can wait on good by becoming more conscious of God—ever-present, illimitable good. Which will it be?

Audrey H. Walter

Hopeful of healing, many people waited by the pool of Bethesda. They believed the waters had healing powers and when they were agitated, the afflictions of the one who stepped in first would be healed. Among those patiently waiting was a man who was unable to move himself into the pool. This man had waited a long time for his opportunity. Christ Jesus found him there and told him, "Rise, take up thy bed, and walk." The Bible records, "And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked."

Perhaps we sometimes find ourselves in the same predicament. Are we waiting for a desired plan to take hold or a healing to occur—waiting by our own pools of Bethesda for someone or something to lift us out of a state of despair or to relieve us of physical suffering? If so, do we dare to hope that we can be rescued, too? Yes, we can.

Jesus illustrated the way to heal centuries ago, and his way is still powerfully active and available today. It is called Christianity, and, when understood and lived, it demonstrates the immediacy of God's healing power. Jesus lived this power but did not claim exclusive right to it. He taught the spiritual laws, or divine Science, of it to his students and gave this timeless promise to all: "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also."

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