Article September 24, 2012 Issue

A lie's a lie, big or small

Nancy Bowman

Many of us have had healings in Christian Science for which we are very grateful. And I suspect that most of us readily acknowledge that the best part of those healings was the lessons learned, the confidence gained, and the depth of Truth that was revealed. We take a forward step, become more aware of our dominion, and we grow to know God a bit better than before. Difficulties fade into oblivion, but the truths we have uncovered remain to bless us and others as we incorporate these lessons into our daily living.

For example, earlier this year, I became aware of a large hard mass in one side of my breast. All the flags of fear began to flutter, but I’m grateful to say that I was able to immediately squelch the panic, if not the fear, and declare my God-given dominion. After a day or so, I asked a Christian Science practitioner to support me through prayer, and speaking with her brought a wonderful sense of calm. Together we affirmed that nothing could come between me and my Father-Mother God—that I am, always was, and always will be God’s spiritual, perfect idea.

The Christian Science Bible Lesson for that week was titled “Life,” and opened with this Golden Text: “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord” (Psalms 118:17). And the Lesson included this statement from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures: “For right reasoning there should be but one fact before the thought, namely, spiritual existence” (Mary Baker Eddy, p. 492). Many other citations from that Lesson became a solid foundation for my prayer.