YOU CAN BE HEALER September 13, 2010 Issue

Our occasional series on how people have nurtured their public practice of Christian Science healing.

A 'FIRSTHAND WITNESS' TO HEALING

STEVE OKWOR——BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, US

IN THE SENTINEL dated January 17, 2000, there was an invitation for those who were interested in serving the healing Cause of Christian Science as a Christian Science nurse to contact The Mother Church.

This was first brought to my notice by a member of our local Christian Science Society (now a church), who suggested I consider applying. He said I expressed qualities that were necessary for a Christian Science nurse. Well, I didn't think so. Also, I didn't think I wanted to leave my thriving business, my home, five sisters, and especially my mother. I was her only son. She would not want me to leave to receive training and find work, I thought. I said to myself that I was doing very well at home with my dedication to church work. I had served my society as clerk and as First and Second Reader. I had also helped organize lectures and assisted in establishing our local Reading Room. I thought I had done pretty well for our church! So the idea of Christian Science nursing was put on the back burner.

In August 2000, I traveled to my annual Christian Science association meeting. After the meeting, I talked to my teacher regarding Christian Science nursing, and she confirmed that I expressed the qualities necessary to make a good nurse. We also talked about all my reasons for not considering Christian Science nursing. In the end I realized that these were selfish reasons. It was all "I" this and "I" that, and all about "me, me, me."

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