Several years ago, I discovered a lump under my arm. This instantly brought mental images of various scenarios that were very frightening to me.
Realizing I needed to do more than think a few good thoughts whenever I encountered the condition in the shower, I set aside time each day to pray more consistently for healing. I have experienced many healings through prayer and reliance on God.
My prayer was sometimes a petition, asking God to strengthen my spiritual understanding and my courage. Other times my prayer was an acknowledgment of God as the only power and presence, and of my identity as whole, healthy, and complete, as God’s image and likeness. I’ve learned from my study of the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, that this likeness has the substance of divine Spirit, not matter.
