Testimony of Healing May 12, 1997 Issue

From the time I was a teenager, I have pored over the testimonies...

Diane E. Witters

From the time I was a teenager, I have pored over the testimonies of healling in the Christian Science periodicals. I'm so thankful for this forum where we can share inspiration and record proof that Christian healing is alive and well.

Soon after I had my first baby, I wanted to have a second and final child. But while my husband loved his son, he felt that it wasn't right for us to have another. Later I tried again to persuade him to expand our family, and during this time I had two miscarriages. I felt overwhelmed with loss, confusion, and resentment. Finally I turned wholeheartedly to God and was willing to listen for His answers.

I began to recognize that an obsession with my plans, my wishes, would try to obscure the good that is already at hand. I reasoned that because God is wholly good, His will for me and for all of His children never allows for loss or deprivation of any kind. I learned to trust that my Father, as the ever-governing Principle of all creation, had a plan for me and that this plan could never be miscarried, but is carried forth with precision and grace. As I determined that nothing would become more important to me than gaining a clearer understanding of spiritual fulfillment and abundance, I stopped talking to my husband about the size of our family. Some time after this, he stated that he felt fine about having a second child, and soon I learned that I was again expecting.

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