"Jesus left the synagogue and came into Simon’s house; and Simon’s mother-in-law was in the grip of a major fever. They asked him to do something for her. He stood over her and rebuked the fever and it left her. Immediately she got up and began to serve them.
Here Luke the Doctor writes. In the grip of a major fever-- every word is a medical term. In the grip of is the medical Greek for someone definitely laid up with an illness. The Greek medical writers divided fevers into two classes -- major and minor. Luke new just how to describe this illness.”
The Gospel of Luke, revised edition, William Barclay
I received a call from my wife, the school called Jewel is coughing and needs to come home. She had been to swimming for PE and evidently since leaving the pool she had been coughing.
As soon as I learned about her needing to come home I called the school and asked to talk with my daughter and support her through prayer, utilizing Christian Science treatment.
Jewel, “Yes Dad.” You know that you are God’s perfect idea. “Yes.”
You know that all that you are is in good, God. “Yes.”
You know that God gave you dominion over every sickness. “Yes.”
You know that all that your are and all that you will ever be is the loving idea of God. God’s gentle presence is in you. You live and move in love; you live and move and breath in love.
“I get it Dad.”
Do you get that God loves you, cares for you and that is attending to your every need?
“I get it Dad.”
Do you get that you live, and breath and move in God, Life?
“Yes, I get it Dad.”
And she did get it, the word of God, as the coughing subsided.
I could tell recovery was taking place right then. I got in my truck and headed to school knowing that Love is well and well placed caring for this lovely child and all of his lovely children.
As I drove to school, I remembered the Lord’s prayer. Jesus gave us this incredible healing prayer so I decided to utilize this gift.
“Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name.” The Bible
For me this is the affirmation of placing my trust in God first. Affirming my love, my trust, my heart is with God. He is all powerful, all mighty, all loving. He is the great Physician. I can faithfully trust my child to his care because his law, divine Principle is in action governing this child, all my children. All Harmonious, All is harmonious and your law of harmony governs this child and every function of her body.
I thought about the oneness of God, his all-mightiness and I felt deep gratitude for his tender mercy and care for this lovely child.
I called the school again as I got about half way to let them know I would be there in about 20 minutes and that I wanted to speak to Jewel again.
She was much quieter and her joy was very present. I continued with my Christian Science treatment for the rest of my drive.
Oh Lord, how awesome is thy name!
You are the grand creator of all that is good. Sickness of any kind is not of your doing and therefore cannot trouble, harass, tempt, influence, aggravate, infuriate, this child. She is constantly at your side, Father/Mother God. All that she is is perfect.
Jewel exists as perfect, with God, governed by His word, His law, His love. Sickness of any kind cannot touch her perfect nature and body must respond to the Truth. Not one thing has come into being without God and any human condition of flu resulting in coughing, sneezing, wheezing, soar throat, light headedness, fever is a matter based false belief.
I am not tempted to leave God or blame God or question God or think that God has left my daughter to suffer with illness.
Deliver us/her from evil/contagion, helplessness, personal sense, fear, intimidation.
Because I myself have applied this divine law and experienced healing I do have faith in God. I also have a demonstrable understanding that God’s law, divine Truth, renders material belief, no-matter how it is promoted, powerless.
My daughter was resting peacefully when I picked her up and we had a nice drive home. In the face of trial and tribulation, God’s help is immediate and ever-present.
