Article September 27, 1993 Issue

Testifying truly

Each of us can be a witness to God's healing power.

Anne M. Morin

Would you be a good witness at a trial? What you say could be used either for or against the defendant. In court trials an innocent defendant would never willingly witness against himself. Shouldn't we be just as adamant not to testify unwittingly against ourselves when faced with sickness or some other challenge that would unjustly convict us?

Christians are called to witness to the truth. The Bible gives this stirring description of John the Baptist: "[He] came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe" (John 1:7).

Christian Science teaches us the importance of being a true witness; that is, going beyond the mortal, or material, view of man to the spiritual reality that we are inseparable from God as His image and are dearly loved by Him. As always, our model is Christ Jesus, the greatest witness to God and to the true nature of His creation. And like Jesus we can turn to God in time of need, because He is always caring for His offspring. As Paul explains in his letter to the Romans, "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God" (8:16).

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