Clearer Vision

I am a Christian Scientist who wears glasses.  You may think this is a contradiction.  Why hasn't that been healed?  Fair question.  Why does one situation persist while another, also dealing with my eyes, as is the case with this posting, is healed quickly and completely?  Another fair question.

First, I don't believe there is any condition which the presence of omnipotent Mind cannot bring into perfect harmony, the realm of the real.  Mrs. Eddy asks in Science and Health "What cannot God do?"(135:20)  Jesus made repeated encouraging statements about his followers' ability to replicate his healing power.  Most notably, for me, is, "I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also." (John 14: 12)  There are also several instances where he healed blindness.

Speaking for myself only, I think the difference lies in dedication and focus.  A problem of seeming urgency gets my full attention while something less dramatic tends to be tolerated or accommodated.  Rather than focus on what I have yet to demonstrate, I choose to express my genuine gratitude for the healings that I have experienced.

Last summer, during a routine eye exam, my optometrist became very concerned that the internal pressure in one eye was much lower than it should be and wanted me to be examined by a specialist.  I put it off for several weeks, all the time praying specifically about my vision, knowing that it was a spiritual quality and not a material condition.  When he asked me about the results and I hadn't even made an appointment, I knew I needed to do this in order to calm his concerns.

No mention of decreased pressure was made at the initial examination.  However, another situation presented itself.  Both eyes had a number of open sores on the irises.  After warning me of the potential for total blindness, the examining physician wrote several prescriptions for antibiotics and eye drops.  It surprised her, and not in a good way, when I said that I would address the situation differently.  I did not say "prayerfully" and I should have.

Her response was, "Well, you can't just wish this away."  I had no intention of trying to do that.  She insisted on a follow-up exam within a week.

At that exam there had been sufficient progress that she no longer pressed for the drops and ointment.  Instead, she noted healing was taking place when she said, "Whatever you're doing -- keep doing it."  Another exam was scheduled.

At this third exam she declared all the sores had healed.  There was a big BUT.  The "but" was that the healing process had left scars where each sore had been.  She told me that I was very lucky that the sores had not been over the pupils because the obstruction resulting form the scars would have left permanent blind spots.

God doesn't lead us part way.  Omnipotence doesn't provide partial victories.  There was still work to do.  There was no compromising with this error.  I continued my prayers, seeing myself as God sees me, perfect.

A  subsequent exam with my regular optometrist revealed that neither problem existed or left any evidence of ever having existed.  Pressure was normal.   There were no scars.

I'm a Christian Scientist who still wears glasses, but with a clearer sense of vision.