Pain from bee stings silenced

by Richard Schaberg
from the Christian Science Sentinel, September 11, 2023

I was in the field behind our house digging out invasive vegetation. Suddenly I started feeling stings all over my body. I had dug into a bees nest. Walking back to the house, while swatting the bees and feeling the stinging increase, I felt a spiritual conviction that I had gained the previous day.

At that time, the thought had suddenly come to me, “You can never be taken out of the statement of your being.” It intrigued me with its boldness, so I continued to listen. The next thought that came was the statement about man (which certainly includes not just me but everyone) in Genesis in the Bible: “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” (1:26).

Recognizing that the original thought and the clarifying answer that came as I listened were angel messages from God, Soul, I let God reveal to my spiritual sense what that statement from Genesis meant. This time there was no long reasoning or quotable inspiration. I just felt as though I were gently visiting with God, listening to Him until I felt certain that I am always included in the truth of the statement that my real, spiritual nature as God’s likeness is inseparable from Him.

Now, surrounded by bees that were stinging me, I again felt certain of this truth. When I reached the house thirty seconds later, there was no pain. After my wife shared a thought about God’s love for me and for all creatures, she looked me over and found only one red spot on an ear, and that disappeared in a couple of days.

In addition to being grateful for this demonstration of our God-given immunity from harm, I was grateful to have learned an important lesson: When an angel message comes from God, we should listen to it right away. We should think of it as a special guest and respond to it accordingly. Listening closely, we will feel the love it brings and understand its meaning. We should let God’s message influence us until it occupies a permanent place in our consciousness. And we should give thanks for it.

God’s promise “It shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer” (Isaiah 65:24) is fulfilled.

This article was published in the September 11, 2023 issue of the Christian Science Sentinel. To learn more about this weekly inspirational magazine, published online and in print, visit HERE.