“I felt myself yielding to the voice of Truth.”

When I first read the assignment, I had an attitude much like that of Lulu Blackman. Because I live in a town where I know absolutely no one, work from home, and have very little interaction with anyone other than my husband, I thought I was safely off the hook from our assignment to heal someone in need. But as I studied the references in preparation for Association day, this citation got me thinking back to both parts of the assignment:

“The Christian Scientist loves man more because he loves God most. He understands this Principle,—Love. Who is sufficient for these things? …Who knows how the feeble lips are made eloquent, how hearts are inspired, how healing becomes spontaneous, and how the divine Mind is understood and demonstrated? He alone knows these wonders who is departing from the thraldom of the senses and accepting spiritual truth,—that which blesses its adoption by the refinement of joy and the dismissal of sorrow.”  (Mis. 100: 26–28, 32)

At some point during the two weeks I was taking Class Instruction, I received a phone call from a fellow class member. I don’t recall what the exact need or question was, but he was reaching out to me for help. Humanly, I did not know how to answer some of the questions I was being asked, but I felt myself yielding to the voice of Truth. I remember being in awe at the words coming out of my mouth. As the citation above says, my “feeble lips [were] made eloquent.” I was so grateful for the opportunity to help a classmate, but even more grateful for this demonstration of yielding to divine Mind.

Shortly after receiving this year’s assignment, I received a phone call from one of my mom’s friends. This woman is a very devout Christian, and my mom has shared much about Christian Science with her. The woman has loved and respected the way my mom lives her life as a Christian Scientist, although she is not one herself.

Recently, disharmony had seemed to be creeping into their friendship, and the woman was calling me for insight.  I consider myself to be the least capable person to provide counsel or to talk about what I think, but here I was being asked to do just that.

Over the course of a few weeks, I spent several hours on the phone with her and was able to rise above personality and speak about Principle. This was a wonderful opportunity to continue to share Christian Science, but in a way that was perhaps more discernible to this friend. Several times during our conversations she remarked, “You see things so clearly, thank you. I understand where your mom is coming from and love her for that.” Again, I felt like the words flowing out of my mouth were not mine, and that I was again voicing the Truth flowing through me.