Approximately three years ago, I was healed of what appeared...

Beverly Bemis Hawks DeWindt

Approximately three years ago, I was healed of what appeared to be pneumonia or a similar inflammation of the lungs. Although I continued with my usual work, it was several weeks before there was a radical change. The turning point occurred when I realized that this healing wasn't happening as quickly as I would naturally expect.

At that time, there was an individual who had been making unsuccessful attempts to get a reaction from me by insulting what I love the most, Christian Science. It came to me, as I continued to pray about the illness, to handle the thought of malpractice from an impersonal standpoint—that of general public belief and medical thought concerning this particular malady. It was important that I not accept this belief into my own thinking. I needed to guard my thought more specifically against that particular belief while praying.

Within three days from that moment the problem was resolved. The first day, I handled in my thought the belief that malpractice could possibly touch my experience. I knew there is only one Mind, God, and that there is no individual with a separate mind, a mind that could believe in disease or that would ever want to do me or anyone harm. I and all reflect the one divine Mind. This was the day the healing really began.

I was healed of what appeared to be pneumonia.

The second day, I realized that I had been struggling for inspiration, which was unusual for me. I realized that there is only one Soul and that I reflect that Soul and so did everyone else. The spiritual inspiration I needed came freely and joyously.

The third day, I realized that I needed more physical strength. I perceived that I reflect the energy of Life, the strength of Truth, and the power of Love and so did everyone else.

At that point, the healing was complete. I saw even more clearly that a difficulty is never physical and that I need not allow myself to be vulnerable to the suggestion that it is.

How wonderful to know a God of Love who has brought to the world through the Master, Christ Jesus, and the Science of Christ, practical evidence of what Life is all about, showing that Christian Science is indeed a religion of Love.

Beverly Bemis Hawks DeWindt
Westlake Village, California

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