Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

No healing is a “little healing!”

I want to share my little money healing from last week.  I was in church on Sunday, trying to figure how to stretch the $23 I had in my purse to do a number of things in two days that required more than that for gas.  I was seeking advice, praying, too, about how to handle a check I needed to deposit the next day. The issue was confusing because I could spend it all, save it all, or other permutations.  But to do any of it, I needed more than $23.

I thought of a recent Wednesday night testimony about a healing in church that occurred when the individual remembered that the Christian Science service is for the healing of the congregation.  And I remembered a recent reading about Hagar thinking her baby was dying of thirst, when God showed Hagar what was already there, – a life-preserving well.  I also remembered all the supply healings I have had and told myself to expect an answer and to quit fretting.

When I came time for the collection, I opened my wallet and, lo and behold, there was $63 in there.  Exactly what I needed.  My supply was changed from insufficient to sufficient. It was my own small loaves and fishes moment. I saw what was really there all along, but which had been invisible to me, adequate supply.

Needless to say, the next day, despite some obstacles that were removed or doors that were shut, I made the best possible use of the check I had received earlier than expected. I was even able to help a family member satisfy an obligation.  What blesses one blesses all!

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Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Church is Love!

This morning I was sitting on the bench outside the Christian Science Society in my new hometown, Sedona  Arizona.  I am very excited that next week we resume Sunday Services (We currently take a break from June to September.) In the meantime… I have found it really joyful to spend the hour of service out front on the bench, shaded by a lovely tree, reading Science and Health and in prayer. My hope was that if someone was traveling and didn’t realize that we held no summer services that they would find a friend in Science to greet and meet with at the church.  Each week I am so grateful for the willingness to listen to the still small voice that guided me to do this.  Weekly I have experienced a quiet joy, a sense of re-newal and many fresh insights.  I am currently 5 months pregnant and I love to think of the baby beginning to be loved by all the ideas that Christian Science offers of of love, direction, provision, protection and guidance!  (Just to name a few!)

Some weeks I have had friends stop by and talk to me about what they know of Science and discuss the ideas.  This morning a lady from the East Coast came and was hoping to find the service.  We chatted for a while and then I asked her if she would like to read something from Science and Health together.  She seemed so happy to have found someone there and we both enjoyed reading the book and applying the ideas to our current experiences – moving our thought from the physical and mortal realm and raising it to Spirit and Truth.

I am reminded from our Christian Science Class Association that my life is my Practice, and I was so grateful to find Love waiting patiently for myself and my friend from the East Coast outside our church this morning.

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Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Another Proof of God’s care

A few weeks ago my wife said, ‘You have a red spot on your face.” My mental response probably was “So what?” and I didn’t think any more about it. A short time later I scratched my face and the red spot began to bleed. At that point I gave it some thought. The first thought was, “What could this be?” Several possibilities came to thought, but right away I said to myself, “No, I am not going there with this one.” In response to the erroneous thoughts, I remembered what is written in Science and Health on page 463. “A spiritual idea has not a single element of error, and this truth removes properly whatever is offensive.” A spiritual idea is a God idea; therefore, I am God’s idea only, and reflect perfection – no blemish of any kind. Another thought was one that we learn in Sunday School: “There is no spot where God is not.” I, however, put a different twist on this. I like to say, “There is no spot where God is.”  By this I mean, God is every where, filling all space with His goodness and perfection. So, if this is true, there is no place for imperfection, spot, bump, or blemish. I kept these simple thoughts in mind and soon the red spot disappeared from my face. I am very grateful for this but that is not the end of the story. For several years I have had a brown spot on my back. I normally could not see and never could feel it.  Sometimes I would think that I should pray about it because really it should not be there, but there was the “out of thought out of mind” thing. Well, about the same time as the spot on my face appeared the brown spot began to puff up and I could feel it sometimes. Something wonderful happened. While praying about the problem on my face the spot on my back dried up and pealed away leaving no evidence that it was ever there. I am grateful for this proof of God’s care and Christian Science.

Frank Wheeler

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Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Love’s Protection

Several days ago I was in my garage getting out boxes of Christmas decorations.  I was up on a small step ladder, retrieved a box, and thinking that I was on the bottom rung I stepped back into clear space falling backwards and landing on the concrete floor.  My bundle went flying out of my hands, and I was aware of my dogs scurrying out of my way.  As I lay on my back on the floor the thought immediately came, “I am held in His arms.”

I got up with no trouble and repeated the thought to myself.  I am indeed held in His arms.  I picked up the box which fortunately contained non-breakables and went on about my tasks of preparing the house for Christmas.  I didn’t give the incident another thought until the next day when I was aware that I didn’t have any aches or pains to speak of.  I rejoiced that the “everlasting arms of Love are beneath, around, above”, and always holding us up. I am a non-breakable, too! I’m very grateful for this demonstration of God’s ever-present power of protection.

With love from Mali

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