Healed is thy hardness -- lump dissolved

One day I discovered a hard lump in one breast. My husband and I were very concerned. Who wouldn't be?

My first reaction was to squelch my own fear because I'd been taught that fear is often the biggest part of disease. My family has relied on God as our Physician for four generations. Over the years, I have experienced and witnessed many beautiful healings and proofs of God's tender love, so it was natural for me to turn to God again this time. It was also natural to expect complete and quick results.

To help me, I hired a seasoned Christian Science Practitioner to give me Christian Science treatment, i.e., to pray for me. I didn't go to her office, instead we just talked on the phone for a few minutes each day. She shared with me inspiring words of absolute truth and I could sense her complete confidence in Gods healing power. I don't recall exactly how long it took--two or maybe three weeks--then the lump was gone. I did not seek a medical diagnosis, so I don't know if the lump was benign or not. It doesn't matter; it was gone.

Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer and founder of Christian Science, says in her book, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, "Fear, which is an element of all disease, must be cast out to readjust the balance for God." (S&H 392:5-7) How does one cast out fear? The Bible tells us in I John 4, verse18, that "perfect love casteth out fear." To me this means that Gods love for me eliminates the fear. God loves each of His children and that love is way more powerful than any lump of matter. Gods love is the only power. His divine love embraces me, uplifts me, carries me, and nullifies every scary thought. One of my favorite hymns says, "Healed is thy hardness, His love hath dissolved it." And that's exactly what happened. The hardness was simply dissolved.

This healing occurred more than twenty years ago. I've had many more healings of various ailments and injuries since then, and I treasure each healing as proof of God's love. I'm so very grateful to my Heavenly Father-Mother God for each healing. As the Psalmist says, "In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me." Psalm 56:4.

J.W.
Fayetteville, AR