"Precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little." Isaiah 28:10
"Precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little and there a little." Isaiah 28:10
Last year I was very unwell with all the unpleasant symptoms of ‘flu. I tried to pray and know that this was a lie about my who I am, repeating favourite passages from the Bible and Science and Health, but it persisted and after three days of misery, I wondered why it is that I read of other’s testimonies whereby they pray and are soon healed, whereas my challenge was not yielding. I dragged myself from bed to a chair in the sitting room and thought about going to JSH on-line to listen to some healing audio chats which I had been finding very helpful, but my head and eyes were aching so badly that it did not seem to be an option.
The postman dropped post through the letter box. I picked up the latest Christian Science Sentinel and despite the pain, thought I would try to read an article. The first I came to was by Walter Rodgers entitled “Borderless community”. I slowly and carefully read and came to where Walter was walking to lunch a few blocks from the White House where he worked at the time and was approached by an “African American sharecropper” from North Carolina, looking pitiful and hungry, who hadn’t eaten for 2 days. Walter invited him to join him for lunch at a nearby delicatessen. To quote his word’s “We made an odd couple - me in a business suit and tie, and my guest in work field clothes, sitting together at a deli counter. I asked the deli owner to feed my guest with whatever he wanted, and he was puzzled by this until he watched the man gorge himself. This poor fellow was really hungry!” Walter’s lunch-mate thanked him sincerely and went on his way, and the deli owner and Walter were friends for more than 20 years.
I suddenly was aware that I was completely healed, all the discomfort and pain had disappeared in an instant and I felt well and ready to go. I was filled with such thankfulness and pondered on how this had come about. I then realised it must have been due to the article that I had read, but I was puzzled as it was not really relative to how I had been feeling. However, it then came to me that as I read, my thought had been deeply touched by the way in which this man had responded to a cry for help; it was with instinctive, unconditional love. Most people, probably including myself, might given the man a few dollars for some food, but Walter had given him so much more, respect, dignity, and self worth when he invited him to sit down to eat with him as an equal, just as Christ Jesus would have done. I truly felt the activity of the Christ in that act of compassion, which I am sure, also resulted in my healing!
I had been thinking I would discontinue my subscriptions to the print versions of the Sentinel and Journal as I now subscribed to JSH On-line and found it so enjoyable and a great blessing. How glad I am that I had not yet cancelled these periodicals as I had intended! Had I not intuitively picked up that Sentinel, I would not have received the healing that the reading of Walter Roger’s experience had brought me. I also enjoy passing on Sentinels and Journals to others and I know that there are other things I would rather give up before the periodicals!
This healing came at a time of self-doubt and I felt so uplifted by realising that after days, months or even years of challenge, healing can be instantaneous when we feel the touch of the Christ in our consciousness.