Article April 7, 1997 Issue

Being a healer

Carolyn E. Moulton

During my adult years, I worked as a registered nurse in various capacities, including twenty-two years as an emergency room nurse. God's healing work was constantly evident to me, but an inward struggle began when I realized that I was supporting faith in medicine rather than in God as the healer. During these years I wrote my master's thesis on "Energy Based Healing Techniques" such as therapeutic touch and was able to document many healings. But I felt uneasy when I was credited as the source of these healings instead of God. When I began seeking alternative healing techniques for myself because of a muscle-joint disorder, I was urged to "stay with the pain" as I worked through my emotional issues.

I had always believed in God, though I sometimes doubted my faith in Him. But when I became acquainted with Christian Science, my journey of understanding God began. When I started reading and studying Science and Health, I felt that I had finally come home. Looking back, I realize that the inner struggle to believe in mortality versus immortality was becoming more intense as I continued to read Science and Health.

I truly experienced a rebirth as I embraced Mary Baker Eddy's words with fervor, love, and a sigh of relief. Yet, she advises readers to "emerge gently" and to grow spiritually. I took giant steps forward and baby steps backward, but I continued to uplift my consciousness and to remove the veil from my understanding. These moment-by-moment revelations enabled me to recognize that as a believer of Christian Science, I was naturally a healer. I only needed to change the forum within which I worked for healing.

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