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Two pivotal healings
It is with deep gratitude that I submit this testimony of healing. I had been struggling for several days with flu symptoms, when the condition worsened into what I thought was probably pneumonia.
It was evening, and I was in bed, trying to know and really understand what was true about God and His expression, man. I mentally affirmed that God is Love, which we learn from the Bible, and reasoned that Love causes only good. In First John we read, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear” (4:18). Even so, fear was gripping me, and I felt bombarded by fearful thoughts that I was not going to live much longer. Feeling so unsettled, I got up and walked down the hallway to the lounge, where my husband was.
Pacing up and down the room in a very fearful state of thought, I asked my husband to call the Christian Science practitioner who was praying for me. She calmly told my husband to tell me to “allow the Christ to do the healing.” When he relayed this message, it was as if something washed over me. I drank in the practitioner’s words. I was ready and willing to totally accept this message of comfort as having its source in God; I flopped back into a chair and surrendered myself to God. At that point, it felt as if something were actually draining out of me from the top of my head to my feet. With awe and gratitude, I got up and went to bed, sleeping soundly till the morning and waking up completely free.
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February 11, 2019 issue
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From the readers
Cecily Sharp-Whitehill
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Step 1 in conflict resolution: Humility
Elizabeth Crecelius Schwartz
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Infinite possibilities and opportunities—right at hand
Sharon Slaton Howell
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Dropping the weight of discouragement
Mark Swinney
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‘Canceled,’ or welcomed home?
Kevin Graunke
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Caring for the children: Wisdom, humanity, and the heart of Christian healing
From the Office of Committee on Publication
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A peaceful breakup?
Elena Trevithick
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Two pivotal healings
Gaylean Haste
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Healing of injured foot at summer camp
Henry Busch
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Swollen and painful hand healed
Herb Webb
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Prayer for community brings physical healing
Carol Poole
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'Still, still with Thee ...'
Photograph by Carole Poindexter
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Spiritual identity, morality, and unconditional love
Barbara Vining