It was like a light bulb going on in my head
/Question 3: Share a transforming experience like Saul to Paul which came about reading Skip’s article(s).
The most transforming article for me was “Finding the real cause—why you or someone else can be healed” (Journal, May 1987). This article helped me tear away old theological teachings from my former church and get to the heart of Christian Science and its healing. These impactful statements got me thinking rightly about Christian Science healing:
“To get to know the actual image of God . . . is to become acquainted with the only man there is. It is to find nothing lacking in this man—nothing excessive, nothing unbalanced, nothing habitually naive, nothing aggressive, nothing fearful, ignorant, or sinful.
Since God is the only cause, and mortal mind is not genuine cause, we are left not only with no bodily causes but no cause of any kind for pain and sickness. If there is no cause, there can be no effect.”
“The battle does not lie in trying to get an abstract metaphysical truth to do something to a concrete human reality.”
For a long time, I had struggled to understand that Christian Science healing doesn’t come from our own ability or understanding, nor does it include praying for God to make something better. Reading this article helped me to understand the cause of physical healing. It was like a light bulb going on in my head. I remember saying to myself, Why hasn’t it been this clear to me before?
From that point forward, my spiritual progress was elevated each time I was faced with a new health issue or a personal circumstance that needed healing. I have had healings of persistent bunions, colds, a sprained ankle, a bladder infection, nausea, light-headedness, stomach ache, neck ache, headaches, and ringing of the ears. In addition, many difficult situations have had harmonious outcomes.