Testimony of Healing April 24, 2017 Issue

Alarming physical conditions cease

Kathrine Rockne-Truxall

In the days after being elected to lead church services as the First Reader for the Christian Science Society I attend, I struggled with what this meant for me. I had been the pianist for many years, and becoming First Reader meant giving up this cherished role. I was not at peace with this change, and within a week I began to deal with various issues on the left side of my neck and head, including painful sores and the loss of hearing in my left ear. The physical picture was alarming.

Since I have relied on Christian Science treatment for healing since I was a child, I knew I could rely on prayer, and I began my metaphysical work by listening to God and the truth He communicates. I also knew I first had to conquer the fear. I affirmed my perfection as God’s spiritual idea and declared, “I will not fear what flesh can do unto me” (Psalms 56:4).

I found myself oscillating back and forth from the spiritual affirmation to the material prognosis, and so I decided to call a Christian Science practitioner for help. I related the situation to the practitioner and explained how I felt the symptoms were the result of my uneasiness about becoming First Reader. Because this seemed to be the underlying error, the practitioner lovingly admonished me not to associate error, such as disease, with a certain time, location, or event, thus attributing to error causative power, since, in reality, there is no cause or substance but God. It was clear to me that the unreality of any supposed cause other than God could be proved.

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