WHEN I FIRST NOTICED a hard lump in my pelvic area, it was a bit of a shock. But I also felt a profound sense of gratitude that I was a Christian Scientist. I had had so many healings over the years that I knew I had a firm foundation to rest upon in addressing this situation and that alone alleviated much fear.
I think a lot of my journey in this healing was my learning the lesson contained in Jesus' words, "I can of mine own self do nothing" (John 5:30). The Christian Science practitioner I called for prayerful help emphasized this idea, and the 23rd Psalm hedged my pathway: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake" (emphasis added). And I've learned to always think of "righteousness" as right consciousness.
This whole concept was so comforting. It lifted any sense of personal responsibility for my well-being and for the healing, and opened thought wide to a peaceful and trustful reliance on the loving and nurturing God who is always in control of every aspect of my being.
