Testimony of Healing June 7, 1999 Issue

Throat condition cured

Stephen G. Cummings

A few years ago my throat was swollen, and for a number of days I had great difficulty in swallowing anything. It was also difficult to talk. At the time, my job required me to teach a gentleman from Venezuela who had traveled to the United States specifically for this training. I contacted a Christian Science practitioner for help. Each day we spoke about the spiritual ideas and insights we were gaining from our prayers about my true being as the child of God. I started each day of the weeklong training period by praying to know that the source of my strength, stamina, and speech was God. As His image and likeness, I was His perfect expression, and I could accomplish what was required of me.

When the training was successfully completed, I silently expressed my sincere gratitude to God. After the gentleman had left, I went home to dedicate my time to prayer for complete healing. I humbly prayed to God to know what it was that I needed to learn to heal this problem. As I prayed to gain a clearer understanding of God and of my relation to Him as His image and likeness, what came to me was from the book of Psalms in the Bible: "In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me" (56:4). This idea completely dissolved all of the fear, and not long afterward the swelling drained. I continued to pray, though, as it was still difficult to talk and swallow.

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