Foundations of Freedom – for all!

Dear friends, I want to share just a few of the many heartfelt responses I have received so far from the “Foundations of Freedom: Healing for Detroit”  lecture and children’s gospel choir event recently. Many of you, I know, have been standing with the citizens of Detroit in prayer and healing expectation since my first post a few weeks ago. Here is a message I received several days before the event from a friend in Boston: 

“I stand with Detroit and her citizens and with you…it bears fruit in me as, by your example, I have adjusted my image of Detroit to spiritual perfection. I am knowing that many others will do the same as they…feel the effect of our prayers.”

The morning of the event, one of the volunteers said her first thought was, “Today Detroit will be feeling more of God’s mothering love.” What a great way to start the day! How can all of Detroit not feel the spiritual lift of universal divine care and guidance? How can the city not feel all the prayers from spiritual pray-ers located around the world?!

Before the program began, I spoke with a woman who had come with her two young children. I asked what had brought her? She replied that she’d seen the name of the book, Science and Health, on the ad for the lecture and she wanted to come and learn more about it. “I came to get my copy. God just told me to come today.” Over 200 gift copies of Mary Baker Eddy’s book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures were taken.

Without a doubt, I know from my own experience that the healing message in this book will touch each one’s heart – and radiate out to embrace their family and community.

More conversations:

• A high-ranking Detroit city official attended. He stayed for the entire program and upon leaving said, “When you do another talk like this, let me know!”
• A woman said she’d come to see her grandson sing in the choir but, “I got so much more. It was like the holiest day ever!”  Another said, “This is just what we needed.”
• And another woman said, “Today, after this lecture, you have made me feel we are standing beside each other. Not some folks, in front of me, pulling me forward. We are locked arm in arm.” Another said, “I feel so different about Detroit after this talk. This is our city.”

There have been many stories shared of  ‘reconnections’ – between friends, neighbors, school students and teachers, and church members of many faiths. They came together for this holiest of purposes, to acknowledge the omnipotence of Truth to lead the way to spiritual freedom and vitality, and to show their love for one another by praying for the renewed health of their community.

“…ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (KJV Bible, John 8:32)

One of the attendees told of his journey to the event – a journey that has taken many years. Decades ago, he and his wife thrived in Detroit and raised their family there. They watched the city decline and their own neighborhood deteriorate…and neighbors leave. At one point, they organized a “neighborhood watch” group that helped maintain security for awhile. But finally, with deep sadness, they felt they had to move. They were the second to last of their friends and neighbors to leave.

Lately, he had been having some trouble getting around and driving and hasn’t been able to leave the house very often. When he heard about the lecture in Detroit, he knew he had to be there. He felt like it was a wake up call, and he anticipated this event with such joy and love for the city.

The day came and he was able to attend. He felt he had forgotten to really pray for this Detroit he had always loved. Now he knows what he can do. And he was so very grateful to have participated in this community effort to take a stand for love and freedom for Detroit.

Spiritual healers: Wherever you are, whatever community you live in, whatever circumstance you are facing, you stand on the foundations of spiritual freedom in your prayers.

“…whatever blesses one blesses all…” (Mary Baker Eddy,Science and Health)

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Virginia Harris is a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science spiritual healing and a resident of New Hampshire. She was on the faculty of Harvard Medical School’s symposium ‘Spirituality & Healing in Medicine’ and today is a public speaker to medical audiences. More from Ginny at www.VirginiaHarris.com.