Thoughts on God and healing.
Years ago, I prepared this for my husband when he had heart surgery. Putting it here for others who may need it. Bible Quotes about the Heart for praying about heart-related issues. Exodus 23:9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers…
For tonight's service, I put together the passages in The Book of Matthew that refers to "fulfillment of prophecy" and the original Old Testament passages to which they refer. I really enjoyed seeing this in context. Posting this here, in case anyone else might enjoy it. Biblical Messianic Prophecies and Their Fulfillment (according to St.…
I have an article in the Journal this month (writing as LJ Wright). Enjoy! Can we pray about the weather? By L. J. Wright From the July 2018 issue of The Christian Science Journal “I don’t even know how to pray about that!” a friend complained recently when discussing a current world issue. “How could my prayer affect…
I am always amazed at the things God asks us to do. Wrote this a few years ago. In late August of 2006, I was driving to help my mother-in-law. The price of gas was over three dollars a gallon. As I drove along, it suddenly struck wrong to me that people should be having…
And the leaves of the trees are for the healing of the nations. (Revelation 22:2) This Bible quote had been in my thoughts for a few days, so I was rather surprised to find it in our Lesson Sermon* this week, not once but twice. First, it appeared in the quote above, which is from…
This is a Last Crusade article. If you are not familiar with the Last Crusade, you can find the articles here and here. It is a new movement devoted to Christ, Constitution, Chivalry. The Last Crusade portion are here: Intro Tenth Commandment, Part One Tenth Commandment, Part Two Ninth Commandment, Part One Ninth Commandment, Part…
I mentioned in my previous post healings of people who had been given a label. Here are a few examples. Our younger daughter was in tears because no one in our… By Louisa Velnett Palmer with contributions from Patricia P. Sellars From the January 15, 1990 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel Our younger daughter was in tears because…
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. (Exodus 20:16) Some years ago, I read an article in one of my church’s periodicals about a woman whose care had been stolen. When praying about this issue, it came to her that the Ten Commandments were not just rules, they were God’s Laws. They were…
For those of you waiting for The Ninth Commandment, I am working on it…but it hasn't come together yet. In the meantime, here is a short testimony. Some people ask, "Why would you rely on prayer rather than medicine, if it means that you have to suffer pain? Especially for something modern that medicine can…
Happy Father's Day, In honor of this day, I would like to honor our Heavenly Father with a report of his amazing–and amusing–power. I am working on my next article on the Commandments and morality, but in the interm, here is one of my more amusing healings. One day, some years ago, I realized that…