A number of years ago, warts began appearing on my fingers. At first, I didn’t give them much thought, expecting that they would go away on their own. Instead of disappearing, however, they multiplied. I became quite embarrassed by these ugly growths. Whenever possible, I would hide my hands when I was around others. Still, I hoped that they would just go away.

I thought of buying some ointment that was supposed to remove warts. But deep down I knew that material medicine could not bring healing. Genuine healing could come only through a change in thought—from a belief in existence as matter-based to the reality of existence as the expression of God, Spirit. 

So I began praying about the condition, knowing that God created man—my true, spiritual identity—in His image and likeness, and that as God’s reflection, I could not experience anything that was not part of God. Each time the suggestion of relying on a material remedy came, I rejected it. Eventually, I didn’t entertain that suggestion even for a moment, and the suggestion stopped coming.