Article January 1, 2001 Issue

Tumor Dissolved

Leslie Holmberg

I was raised in a family that practiced Christian Science, and had seen many remarkable healings just through prayer. Then, a few years ago, I noticed a growth in my abdominal area. I prayed about it for a time, but I started to feel like the problem was too big for me. I was very afraid. I'd never been to a doctor before, but I went ahead and made an appointment with one. The doctor found a fibroid tumor and told me that I needed to have surgery right away. He also said that further surgery might be necessary later on, as well as a leave of absence from work for two to three months.

When I left his office, I was at my lowest point. But it was actually a turning point. That's when I started to wake up. All my life, I'd thought of myself in spiritual terms. In Sunday School, I learned many truths about my relationship to God. I learned that I was the "image and likeness" of God, that God was Spirit, and that since I was Spirit's image, I must be completely spiritual, not material.

It seemed so clear to me now that I didn't want to think of myself in a material way. That would be kind of like slavery. Spiritual sense tells you what's right and what's wrong. And my spiritual sense told me that this condition was no part of God's plan for me.

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