UPFRONT July 14, 2008 Issue

When hope becomes expectation

PATRICIA KADICK, STAFF EDITOR

Once God's presence has been felt in physical healing, hope for curing the incurable becomes expectation. A solid expectation—but never nonchalant or dismissive of the pain or discouragement felt by anyone. Mary Baker Eddy's message in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures brings home the intact spiritual nature of God's creation. Her book illustrates with both compassion and logic the power of this truth to maintain health, and to cure what appears beyond hope of cure.

Marion Pierpont, in this week's opening article, speaks of the persuasive arguments that try to impress us to accept disease, to "frighten you into agreeing to suffer." Yet she goes on to say "you can resist" with "sincere prayer that praises God for giving His likeness to each one of us, including consistent maintenance and renewal" (see p. 7).

When Suzy Feeney, who wrote "My journey from 'terminal' to joyful and healthy" (p. 9), heard the news of US Senator Edward Kennedy's diagnosis with cancer, her heart went out to him—but from the perspective of having been completely cured of a similar diagnosis, through an inspired understanding of her relationship to God. She's truly gone from terminal to joyful, convinced that anyone's hope of healing can become an expectation. And Doug Sytsma would agree. The story of his complete freedom from bipolar disorder begins on page 12.

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