One night recently I was feeling very ill, when the thought came to me that I might pass on. I responded, “But I can’t! I have to take care of my husband. And who will know all the details for the five lectures we are giving in May—four jail lectures and one lecture in our church edifice?”

Quickly a line from a hymn came: “Our Father answers every call” (Hymn 139). I turned with all my heart to our Father. Clear guidance came: “Be still and listen for His voice.” I became still and listened. Angel messages flowed, including this familiar passage from the Bible: “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness” (Isa. 41:10). Other ideas, so full of God’s grace, comforted me, assured me, and I was at peace. I had heard God’s voice and knew He was there with me.

The next morning, I shared this experience with the practitioner who had been helping me. She rejoiced and said, “God is your Life and the law of your being.” I went forward that day rejoicing.

An interesting idea that I learned from this experience was about caring for my husband: I could not take care of someone that I saw as less than a complete, perfect, spiritual idea who was already completely cared for by God. This was a blessing for us both.