One spring, I began to suffer allergy symptoms. A painful earache set in one night, and I sought the help of a Christian Science practitioner—one who provides specific prayer for healing. By morning the pain was gone, never to return, and by that evening the ear drained. But the next day my hearing in that ear was impaired, and there were still aggressive symptoms of coughing and congestion.
Even before facing these challenges, I’d heard widespread predictions of suffering as spring had set in, and I had been guarding my thought—affirming that in God’s perfect, spiritual creation (which includes each of us), the newness of life being expressed could not result in any discord. I continued praying with this idea, and within a couple of days I was able to resume my normal activities at work. However, I was left with a clogged sense of hearing affecting both ears, which after more than a week of continued prayer was not yielding.
I know from my study and practice of Christian Science that it is a proven Science that changes one’s own thinking to yield to the unchanging reality of what God, divine Truth, knows. I saw that what was required of me was a greater willingness to listen to and be obedient to the divine Mind that always answers every prayer, communicating the truth that our true identity is forever held in perfect health as a whole spiritual idea, embraced in divine Life. The picture of me as a suffering, non-functioning mortal was only a lie—a suppositional belief that I could be separated from God. And I knew the light of divine Love must dispel this darkness.
