As a devoted student and teacher of A Course in Miracles (ACIM) as well as a lifetime Christian Scientist, I have found that these two spiritual paths beautifully compliment one another, each bringing to the other a fuller opportunity for understanding.
Having been raised in a family of Christian Scientists, relying on God for all our spiritual and physical needs was natural and normal. Early in my life I was taught in Sunday School that I am a spiritual idea in the Mind of God and, therefore, reflect or express all of God’s qualities. As I became a teenager I still had many unanswered questions about the world and what the point was of being here on earth in a body. It wasn’t until I began studying A Course in Miracles that the entire picture became clearer for me.
While participating in group discussions, I discovered that many ACIM students believed that healing the body was not to be expected and that Jesus’ teachings were metaphorical, not literal. I wanted to yell from the rooftops, “It’s true! Literal healing, even instantaneous healing is not only possible, but natural!” As I delved more deeply into the ACIM, I recognized that our relationships with our brothers are the key to awakening from the dream of separation. Many Christian Scientists, though, have a private walk with God and miss the pivotal teaching that in seeing our brother’s innocence we recognize our own.
I am overjoyed to bring these teachings to our community as an opportunity to see healing from both ACIM and Christian Science perspectives. I anticipate some very thought-provoking and healing discussions as well as literal healings resulting from our readings. |
