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I went out for a walk recently and was surprised when I looked down the road. Water vapor from the rapidly melting snow had created a dense fog, and the road, trees, and houses I was used to seeing seemed to have vanished. Of course, they hadn’t, and as I continued my walk, each familiar part of the neighborhood came into view. My changed perspective corrected the mistaken view and revealed what had been there right along.

To me, the fog represented anything that interrupts our view of reality, which as we learn in Christian Science, is good and harmonious, and I was reminded of this statement from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy: “The realization that all inharmony is unreal brings objects and thoughts into human view in their true light, and presents them as beautiful and immortal” (p. 276).

The theme of a changed perspective or thought—and the resulting healing—runs throughout this issue of the Journal. 

The lead article sets the stage, illustrating how the author learned an important lesson in perspective, which later became pivotal when praying for physical healing. And the article “How do you know when healing has happened?” answers the title question this way: “When your thought has changed and become more spiritual, the human evidence can’t help but respond with a greater sense of harmony.”

In the testimony “Broken arm healed,” the author explains how, after a fall, she began her prayers by correcting her thinking—by recognizing that God, divine Mind, wouldn’t allow an accident, and by letting any uneasiness about the situation be replaced with calm trust in God.

A change in perspective brings healing to relationship difficulties, too, as illustrated in pieces like “Forgiving is for giving,” in which the author came to the realization that “conflict is . . . not a normal part of relationships among God’s children.” And, “The practicality of the dragnet parable” proves that we always have the opportunity to change our perspective, and that even old concerns and grudges can be healed. 

As you open this issue of the Journal, you are opening thought to new views of Life, God, and new opportunities for healing, which will not only bless you, but lead to greater harmony in the world.

Heidi Kleinsmith Salter
Staff Editor