Event Details
December 4, 2016, Sunday – 2:30 pm
THE HEALING POWER OF UNSELFISHNESS
Lois Carlson, C.S.B.
Eighth Church of Christ, Scientist
103 E 77th Street
New York, New York 10075-1802
(212) 535-2670
eighthchurchnyc.org
About the lecture:
This lecture… speaks of the naturalness of unselfishness: the magnitude of God’s love for creation overflows in us so that we are not loving others with a personal sense of love but loving with the love of God.
Two healings are shared: one of acute anemia diagnosed during a pregnancy and the healing was confirmed by the doctor who was amazed that an anticipated weeklong hospitalization was averted. The other healing is of malaria symptoms when a friend was travelling overseas.
Both healings involved praying beyond one’s borders. God gives us the ability to think beyond ourselves even when we are facing life-threatening situations. This broader view comes from the Mind that was in Christ Jesus. The lecture includes a discussion of what it means to have that Mind, and includes a discussion of how we can defend ourselves from the fleshly pulls which would reduce our thought to self-absorption.
Lois Carlson, C.S.B.
Member, Christian Science Board of Lectureship
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts
About the speaker:
After difficult teenage years, Lois Carlson felt an early call to the healing practice of Christian Science. She took the basic course in healing at the end of her freshman year of college, and her practice began in her college dorm. Her first healings of others included overcoming suicidal tendencies and drug addiction. Many of these healings were recognized by the Dean of Women at her school who encouraged her to take her ministry seriously.
Convinced that her greatest service to mankind would be through politics and government, her first job out of college was in City Hall. Despite the joy of many creative projects, she found that prayer was the key ingredient in getting anything done. After two years she left government work for the full-time healing ministry.
What she loves about practicing Christian Science is seeing the shift in thought as people move from points of view too small for them to the wider arenas of thought that are natural to the image and likeness of God. She has found with her own healings that praying for the wider needs of humanity protects her from self-absorption and keeps her engaged in her healing practice even if dealing with unsolved problems of her own.
Her branch church membership has been an essential support to her spiritual growth. The commitment to serve has be overshadowed by the great blessing of friendship, learning to live in community and a happier mental outlook.
Lois lives in downtown Chicago with her husband Michael and her two cats Tony and Sadie. She likes to swim, knit and bake pies!
eighthchurchnyc.org
(212) 535-2670