Healing on a very hot day
A few friends and I went on a trip to New York and were so excited to explore the city. It was a very hot, sunny day, and after a few hours of walking around, I started to feel dizzy because of the heat.
While on the surface this seemed to be a physical issue, I knew from my study of Christian Science that what I was actually dealing with was a belief, or mortal suggestion. A mortal suggestion is something that steers my thoughts away from God and leads me to believe that I’m sick, vulnerable, and separate from God. I know that these kinds of thoughts aren’t true and that I don’t need to listen to them or accept them as real, because God made me perfect in His image. God is good, so I can only reflect good.
During my time in Christian Science Sunday School, I have learned how to pray for myself; I’ve also learned that God protects us. I know this from reading about people in the Bible, like Daniel, whose reliance on God kept him safe in the lions’ den (see Daniel 6:1–23), and Moses, who led the Israelites to safety when God parted the Red Sea (see Exodus 14). I knew that I could rely on God to take care of me and meet my needs.
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