Category: These are healings that we’re having!

By Kit Kurtz

A few weeks ago, in the middle of praying to consistently see God’s presence, but also to feel closer to God, I felt an angel thought (a message from God) flood my thinking, “There is no out there!” I understood immediately that I was never outside God’s consciousness trying to get back in. There is not a place outside what God knows. I was not ‘out there,” metaphorically working and praying and hoping to find just the right inspiration to feel my closeness to God. I, and all God’s children, are always on the inside, are always right with Mother Father God.
I was so grateful and am so very grateful for this gift of Christian Science that teaches us the practical fact that God is all there is and that God is very very good. When we look, we see God’s presence operating everywhere in our life

A couple of days before we were to leave on a big trip I was working at our reading room. I joyfully applied the concept that there is “no out there” for our church, our community, and all the world.

I almost immediately saw this fact of God’s loving presence in action. I left the reading room at 2:15, just in time to be home when my son arrived home from his day program. But, as I pulled out from the parking lot my car started to shake violently and all the lights on the dashboard started to flash. It was very scary. Flooding my thought was, “Oh no. It’s Friday afternoon. How will I ever get the car fixed? I am leaving on a trip in a couple of days. Will I need to get a rental car? How will I get home to be there for my son?” Then the message came again, “There is no out there.” I stopped human planning and was still. I reminded myself that I was always and only in God’s consciousness and I should just relax and see the order of Principle, God, in action.

I then calmly drove down the street to a repair shop that I have used before, eager to see what God had planned. Their parking lot was empty. “Oh no, are they open?” I thought. Yes they were open. But the place was empty except the service manager and another man. I explained my car trouble and time sensitivity. The man next to the service manager immediately went out to check my car. In a few minutes he had discovered the problem and they said they could fix it in an hour. My check maintenance light had been on. They could fix that in an hour too. God guided me to call a church friend to meet my son when he got home. She lovingly dropped everything and drove up to our home just as my son arrived.

In talking to the service manager I discovered the reason that they were able to promptly fix my car. Their company was sponsoring a daylong Christian worship musical event the next day, and they had cleared their schedule in preparation. Also, the mechanic was in the process of going home as I drove in and they got the needed parts before the parts house closed early to check inventory. No details left out of God’s plan.

While we were talking, the mechanic came in to inform me that my back brakes were metal to metal, not a surprise as we live on a steep mountain-side. They could fix those within the hour too.

In the consciousness of Love, all is in order. The car problem was fixed, the maintenance done, and the brakes changed, and I got home within an hour and a quarter to see my son happily reading books with my friend. As a side note, the name of the repair shop is Akua Automotive. Akua means God in Hawaiian.

By Linda Berckmann

Last month I received a phone call from a family member who was struggling with a very challenging situation. I was quite fearful for him. After the call I attempted to pray but my thought kept getting pulled back to the problem. I lay awake all night, swinging back and forth between prayer, and trying to figure out what I could possibly do to fix what seemed like an unfixable situation. I felt helpless. It was a very fitful night. By morning I was exhausted.

As I was getting ready for work, the tears started flowing and I literally was down on my knees in sadness. I turned to God in desperation and asked, “Father, what can I do?”. In the clearest, most beautiful voice I have ever heard, God answered, “Lean on me”. In that moment, the burden of feeling a sense of responsibility to make it all okay, totally drained away. Fear was replaced with trust, and sorrow with joy! The remaining tears were cleansing tears of gratitude.

I finished getting ready for work, trusting God’s protective care of all involved. Within the hour I received a phone call that the situation was turning around dramatically. Within a couple of days, no remnants of the problem remained. In fact, things were better than ever!

This has been such a reminder to me to lean completely on God…always. Our Father-Mother is here, right now. “…and I will dwell in the house [the consciousness] of [love] for ever.” SH 578:17

PSALM XXIII

[Divine love] is my shepherd; I shall not want.

[Love] maketh me to lie down in green pastures: [love] leadeth me beside the still waters.

[Love] restoreth my soul [spiritual sense]: [love] leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for [love] is with me; [love’s] rod and [love’s] staff they comfort me.

[Love] prepareth a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: [love] anointeth my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house [the consciousness] of [love] for ever.

(SH 578:4–18)

(Thanks, Jo, for sharing ! Love your bright smile!)

Just wanted to share the dearest example of Love’s care and comfort —

For one reason or another, it had been almost a year since I had been to the dentist, and when a cancellation came up at my dentist’s office, I was happy to run over and get my teeth cleaned. As the hygienist began to do her thing, it seemed that the procedure was not going to be as easy we both would like. When it got to be painful, I just turned to God to ask him what I can feel, really. Right away, the words from a familiar hymn came to thought — “I feel the calm and joy of things immortal…”.  (Hymn 64: From Sense to Soul…)

I was immediately comforted, and another phrase came to mind — “calm and exalted thought, or spiritual apprehension.” That is part of a statement from Science and Health  on page 506:11-12, …”The calm and exalted thought, or spiritual apprehension is at peace.” I thought for a moment about spiritual apprehension, and what that meant in that moment. My thought was led to consider the what was true about man as God’s expression, rather than the suggestion of an unpleasant experience.

Really, just a moment or two passed before I was completely comfortable and pain free. I smiled that sweet smile of gratitude when I realized that even the hygienist was more comfortable. Her touch was lighter on my jaw, and she was more relaxed. And there was not one more moment of pain or discomfort as she completed her task!

I am so grateful for Christian Science!

Jo Scoville

By Cindy

One of the more difficult, but ultimately most growing experiences in healing I have had, taught me how to take a stand for Truth, to trust God with everything I am, and not bow to pressure.

When I was pregnant with my second child, my father-in-law faced a difficult diagnosis that played around in my thought for a while. I wondered if, in a similar situation, I would be able to stand for the truth, or would I decide that I needed to have some other kind of help? Did I know enough, or trust God enough, to put my life in God’s care? As it turned out, I had to answer that question much sooner than I had thought.

Home births were not allowed at the time where we lived, and when we had to go to the hospital, the doctor declared that I was severely anemic and that the baby could have a severe infection if we did not have a blood transfusion at once, and then have a c-section delivery. He said I would most likely die during delivery and the baby could develop brain damage. He said I was “critical.” Here it was. Life or death. Whoa.

My thought wandered all over at first, from sheer panic about the prognosis, to anger that I had been a good person and did not deserve this, to wondering if I knew enough to trust God. I knew that panic, anger and doubt were not coming from God, and when I was able to be still and shut out those thoughts, I felt a calm come over me. That sense of calm and peace was from God. I could trust that.

However, what were we to do? The options seemed to be to follow the medical advice and we would “probably” be ok; or not follow the advice and die. Or, were those the only options? The more deeply still and quiet I got, the more I felt at peace. Slowly, insistently, the thought came, “Go home.”

Being obedient to that thought took tremendous trust. The doctor angrily informed me that the decision to go home was reckless and stupid. I signed an “against medical advise” waver to get out of the hospital and went home.

Being at home made it easier to keep listening, trusting, and loving. In that sweet listening time, the upset, fear, and anger were replaced by calm, trust, and an understanding that Life is God, divine Love, who is always caring for Her children.

The Bible Lesson that week told the story of Abraham being willing to sacrifice Isaac to God, and this showed me that I could trust my baby to God. God didn’t require death as a sacrifice, because God knows only Life. A steady, strong conviction that God is All filled me with gratitude.

When the labor began in earnest, I returned to the hospital, which was required by law. I knew I couldn’t be hurt by being obedient to God. This time, I felt a deep peace that all was well, and when the nurse examining me declared that the labor had not progressed at all, I knew then that God delivered this baby and time was not a factor. Within ten minutes, my daughter arrived safely. Both she and I were perfect, to the amazement of the doctor and nurses.

What had changed? Did the anemia and infection get corrected? No. Nothing had changed. My listening to God revealed the constant steady perfection of God’s creation, completely untouched by evil, human theories, or predictions, including death.

Did I answer the question in my heart? Did I know enough, or trust God enough, to put my life in God’s care? I found that I didn’t need to answer the question because there is no death question for anyone. My daughter and I fully experienced Life. And I still rejoice in that experience. I see now that everyone always has the Christ light to uplift consciousness and see reality. How very grateful I am to have had this lesson.

I’ve recently moved to a new apartment that is on the fourth floor of the building. Since I spend quite a bit of time sitting, I usually walk the stairs rather than use the elevator.

After having driven for 18 hours over the weekend, I was suffering from a claim of pain and weakness in my leg. So much so, that taking a forward step would cause the leg to begin to buckle. I found myself seeking the optimum position to be able to stand and walk.

Tuesday evening I had come home and decided I was taking the stairs anyway. I had been concentrating lately on the “Scientific Statement of Being,”* and when I reached the fourth floor the thought (a still small voice) came to me and said, “Without Truth you don’t have a leg to stand on.”

I continued to work with the Scientific Statement of Being that night and when I woke up, before even opening my eyes, I knew my leg was fine. And, I have been claim free ever since.

With much gratitude,

Gene M.

Science and Health, p. 468

Posted by a friend

Amigo came into my life 32 years ago as an answer to a life long dream and a way to distract myself from the sudden passing of my dear brother. Amigo was in an ad in the local paper as an off the track thoroughbred appendix. Thinking I knew horses because I had loved them my entire life, I went to meet him. We went for a ride and I was hooked on this gangly youngster. Green broke, no problem! Or so I thought.

Amigo was delivered to the pasture boarding area I had chosen. He was put into a herd of over 40 horses. He loved it. I hated it. I couldn’t catch him! And, when I did, I found he was barely green broke. So, Amigo’s first lesson for me was patience and persistence.

Pasture boarding wasn’t going to work, and so, we moved to a ranch where we had an arena and smaller runs so that I could catch Amigo. From then on we had many adventures together in learning to trust each other, to be in the moment, to see the brightness of life, to love. Oh, the lessons I learned with that gentle being!

Never give up, no matter what, was a big lesson that Amigo and I learned together. After a divorce, my former husband announced that he was moving east with my daughters. It seemed to me that I had no choice. I was deeply distraught. Here I was thinking I had done the right thing in moving forward away from this marriage, and now I was losing my precious kids. And, to make matters worse, the very next day, I got a call that Amigo had been horrifically hurt and needed me to make the decision to euthanize him. Talk about bleak.

As I drove to Amigo, I turned my thought to God. At first, I was angry that I was losing so much when I was trying to do the right thing. Gently, the thought came, “What seems to be so bad, might just be good.” What? How could that be? But gently and persistently, I got the message to trust Love, and certainly expect good.

The vet who had been called was willing to give Amigo a chance and showed me how to care for his major injuries. Each day that summer, I drove the 60 miles round trip to care for him. Every day, I could see his love, trust, intelligence, brightness, and wholeness shine through. He walked and then he ran with great joy. Often, my daughter would help me care for him and she also felt this tangible sense of Love’s care. She decided not to move. What seems to be bad, just might be good, was true. More than the love of just riding him, Amigo and I found the love of Love.

Trust Love was a theme that Amigo and I shared. One day, while galloping up a hill way out in the forest, Amigo stepped into a large rodent hole that had just appeared on the trail that day. He pitched forward scrambling to upright himself, but instead landed on me, snapping something in my leg and slamming my head to the ground. I remember thinking “No! God is right here.”

Dazed, I turned from the ground to see Amigo staggering to his feet, along with my other horse, Cally. Both of them came right to me, nuzzling and encouraging me to get up. I tried but my ankle wasn’t working. Another gentle nudge from Amigo came, as the thought from God told me to get on Amigo. I don’t know how I got on, but I did. As I struggled to remain conscious, the angel thought kept insisting “There are NO accidents in Love” and “Trust that.”

I couldn’t imagine how I was going to get home. No one knew where we were. “Trust that,” I kept hearing, and with that thought, Amigo started ever so slowly heading toward home. Without guidance from me, Amigo and Cally carefully maneuvered the hills and creeks, getting me home to a neighbor who took me to my house. Within a week I was walking and then running, again, with great joy. That was Love.

See the light beyond turned out to be one of the greatest lessons we both gained in our journey together. Amigo and I often synced our hearts. We’d stand for hours together watching the sun set over his pasture, seeing the clouds drift by, feeling the sun warm our backs, gazing at the deer grazing with the horses, and just love life. We felt lifted and buoyed by those moments.

One day, Amigo made it known to me that he was ready to move on. We had spent the last few weeks trusting Love that life is eternal, a continuous unfoldment of good that is ever present.  We had shared that life is Spirit, free from the bondage of material life.

In the moments before Amigo passed, I turned to the light of Truth to see beyond the picture of a material Amigo. Amigo is always the finest example of Love, of Life. Holding to those true facts, I gazed out at his pasture to the lushness of the green grass and the sparkling pond.

With a great “whoosh,” I felt through my entire being a pure freedom, a limitless joy, and beautiful love, and saw Amigo gallop across his lush grassy pasture. Safe, free, and whole, he ran. No sadness, no separation, just the joy of life. The light beyond eternally spread, and thus, we kept on our journey together.