Severe Sore Throat Healed

I’m very grateful for all the lessons that I am learning here as a result of being a member of this church. About a month ago, I woke up one morning with a very severe sore throat which quickly caused me to lose my voice. This proved to be quite a challenge for me because I felt like I had a lot of things that I needed to do, and I just didn’t feel like doing them. Some of them involved speaking, which I was no longer able to do. So, I got to work and prayed, and after a couple days it didn't seem like there was any improvement, so I asked God, what was it? I felt this pressure to get back to work, and the thought came, No! Forget about what you think you need to do. Take time, study the textbook, and learn more about who and what you are, and who and what God is. That’s the only thing you really need to do. So, I shored up, and I soon remembered an article that was written. I don't remember who wrote it, but it was about a woman who was ill, and who was praying for improvement, and for a long time did not improve, was still ill. She got to where she realized that her motive was not right, and that she didn't care anymore whether she got well or not. She just wanted to get closer to God, and know God better. Once she made that change, guess what, she was healed.

I realized that's really what I needed to do. So, I stopped caring about all the work that I thought I had to do. I stopped caring about whether I ever got healed, and I took more time to study the textbook and get closer to God. It was very soon after that, that my voice came back and the soreness left and the healing took place. So, I'm very grateful for Christian Science, for the lessons that are available here for us to learn. So grateful for Christ Jesus for being the example for all of us, and for Mary Baker Eddy for giving the Science of Christianity to the world, something we can continue to study and grow with. I'm so grateful for help I received from a practitioner here at Plainfield.