The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-07-23
A Healing Of Excess Weight

move all burdens heal all discord then must take
different view And this is illustrated by program
today.
On thi, program Mrs Grace Holt Mayo of Wellesley,
told of her experience, follows;
In the fall of ls47 had to take physical examina-
t;on in connection with annuity. told IN
perfect health but good deal overweight I'm only hive
feet two, and at that time weighed one hundred and
hfty-hve pounds had always considered myself nor
NAL eater. but this condition had existed long time
felt burdened by it, but little helpless The women IN
our family all quite plump; so had assumed that
excessive weight was hereditary.
But the annuity examination made do lot of
thinking Not long after acquaintance complained to
me that she burdened by weight but couldn't
do anything This challenged my thinking, and
remembered a statement wise friend had made Don't
be limited by other peoples achievements This woke me
up to the that could do something about it-that
didn't need to accept abnormal condition because
someone else did, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE had been in our
family FOR FIVE GENERATIONS, and had seen proof
of the power Of God to heal physical discord
A. thought about it. realized that excess weight
arose from what termed physical law. But also knew
that understand the perfection of made in
Gods likeness and work problems this basis
the power of divine Love overruIes physical law and
establishes normal bodily conditions. In other words,
awakened the fact that was being vicmized by con-
dition didn't have tolerate Then and there made
up my mind that would not be imposed longer
that had pray about every day for the rest of
life, would stay with it until understood enough of the
truth concerning God and to overcome this problem
kept my resolve, and every day, in addition to
other work in Christian Science devoted least half
hour to study and prayer this particular subject.
studied the Bible and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy
the Discovere Founder of Christian Science I'D like
read her book Unity of Good which
helped me especially She says (p. 81 "Al forms of
uprooed in Science, the basis whereby sick
ness is healednamey, by the establishment, through
revelation and Science of the nohngnes of
claim of error the doctrine of heredy and other
physical causes" This and other passages made
that actually mar made in Gods image, is governed by
divine law alone; and therefore not subject to heredy
anything abnormal.
| continued this study regularly every day for
months. But began to lose weight from the start My
clothes had to be altered, and finally had to buy
clothes In about six months lost fortyve pounds and
my weight has remained around hundred and ten
pounds since. left with skin wrin
kes. The reduction in weight in proper proportion
went from twenty dress to ten. Even the shoes
bought size smaller and my wrists simmer.
I'd like say without any qualification that a no
time have left the table hungry In fact, made
change in my eating habits simply whatever had
regular meals and still do My purpose feed
hunger. and false appetite knew that the freedom
from the tendency to become too heavy not
invitation for overeatng, because prove
dominion matter not by loving it, but by loving
God.
heal Christian Science has brought much fun and
inspiration into my life and above ALL I'm grateful for the
broader and deeper understanding of God which it has
given
The commentary follows:
Thank you, Mrs Mayo, for sharing that interesting
experience with There certain points about this
healing that I'd like discuss briefly, friends for
ple Do you think God help you with all your prob
lens?
The fact is that He can-even with such trouble
guest has described You Christian Science teaches
that God is omnipresent all powerful divine Love He is
far away from The Bible says His power and good
always at hand Could any human burden, any
mortal dcord resist the divine healing power? Certainly
not Infinite divine Love every human need Again.
God is all-inclusve Mind Spirit and in reality is His
spiritual idea God the perfect and could
anything less perfect than Himself He regulates
controls and governs His creation, including per-
feet order.
Someone may ask whether hold God in proper
if seek His help in problem such
weight And yet think all of would agree that
worship must 60 far beyond words The Apostle Paul
sad "Glorify God in body and in your spirit which
Gods" 1t is we'll to ask ourselves: Can best bear
witness to Gods perfection by sickness and dcord BY
health and harmony through the understanding Of
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