The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1955-11-12
Is it Safe
Robert Ellis Key

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Mrs. Smith, your healing quite remarkable one
to you wasn't it? Tell us why?
Mrs. Smth The healing I'd like to tell you about
perhaps the decisive in my experience because 1t
came at time when was being tempted, young
pie frequently are drift away from religious teach
ngs belittle the spiritual, and incline toward
terialistic outlook.
WAS A YOUNG TEACHER FAR FROM HOME
when became very i'll during the night. Although tried
prayerfuly the truths had learned in the Chris
tian Science Sunday School, overwhelmed by the
terrifying symptoms and the feeling of being alone and
able think of little else than the pain and illness
BY morning when my friends found me seemed to be in
serious condition. and they promptly called in physI-
can After examining and calling a to con-
firm his dia gnosis, he told me that APPENDECTOMY
MUST BE PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY. This reused
me from my apathy, and silently but vigorously denied
that the perfect child of God could be in such
dition.
recalled that for twelve years my parents and
every problem solely through reliance on God,
and realized that now, far from home and family, still
had that infinite presence and power of God with me in
facing this challenge. When explained that believed
in Gods healing power and wished to rely God rather
than surgery the doctors agreed to wait until early
afternoon. However, they warned that unless there
great improvement by that time they would have to
operating because in condition to make
a wise decision for myself
When they left called for the help of Christian
Science practitioner, who experienced in healing
through prayers and myself turned intellectually to
God, refusing be frightened longer by the pains
distress of the physical and rejecting utterly
the un-Codke thought that there could be any
God, divine Mind This opened the door to clear
Codke thoughts which had been able to entertain
while fear and pain had dominated my thinking. With
great clarity able to realize that Mary Baker
Eddy, the Dscoverer and Founder of Christian Science
states in our textbook Science and Health with Key
the Scriptures" (p 1919, "The divine Mind that makes
man maintains His image and likeness"
By early afternoon the alarming symptoms gone.
was PERFECTLY HEALED, and the DOCTORS.
AGREED there longer any need for surgery.
RESUMED MY NORMAL ACTIVITIES the next day.
The difficulty returned. The intervening years have
only emphasized gratitude for proof conclusive
that could again doubt the power and availability
of God to heal today in Christ Jesus time
Speaker: Thank you, Mrs. Smith. I'm your
psrence has helped clearly just how
NAL and natural it is to depend upon God at all times
How did she do it, friends? Would you call it
will power, just PLAIN faith? expect some would
Mrs Smith very foolish Well let's examine, in the
light of the Scriptures the thinking which brought about
her healing In Genesis find this measuring promise
SIS any thing too hard for the Lord?" And Christ Jesus
declared, "Wth God all things possible"
In the Christian Science Sunday School and at home
Mrs. Smith had learned three very important spiritual
FIRST that God Love and Spirit; second that God
Spirit His spiritual image, and God as
Love maintains His perfect likeness; and third,
that in the degree understands and faithfully
spiritual facts this divine law in his
experience to meet need each day, physical
mental and moral.
Now times, especially under the pressures of ma
terra s, this teaching may to be theoretical But
when you receive il with your spiritual into
innermost feengs-into your spiritual understanding
il is never lost really dormant Mrs. Smith proved
When she found herself far away from home, in
gency her certainty of Gods healing and power
promptly took charge of the situation Apathy and fear
fed before this aroused spiritual conviction With the
loving prayerul support of faithful Christian Sci
ence practitioner, who vigorously affirmed Gods loving
care of man. guests thought became spiritually clearer
and rmer Frightened human way to spiritual
poise and confidence Finally pain and distress melted
under the bright light of spiritual Understandings and all
was proved to be well.
Here is passage from the Christian Science text
book which strihingly illustrates the in which Mrs.
Smith and the practitioner must have prayed 1t says
IN 1851: "When the illusion of sickness sin empts
YOU cling steadfasty God and His idea Allow moth
ns but His likeness abide in your thought Let neither
ear nor doubt overshadow your clear and calm trust
that the recognition of life hsrmoniousss Life eternay
.csn destroy any painful of, or belief I'M that
which Life il not"
| Pm sure it's obvious to you, friends, that neither