Does the idea of praying yourself well seem impossible? Myrtle Fillmore, cofounder of Unity, knew she could heal herself—and she did. Her intense healing experience has been an inspiration to people around the world and is the cornerstone of how Unity began more than 100 years ago.
Myrtle was sickly as a child and a young adult suffering from tuberculosis. After attending a New Thought lecture in 1886, Myrtle came away with one statement that changed her life: I am a child of God, and therefore I do not inherit sickness.
The Story of Unity [1] states, “In one hour Myrtle Fillmore's whole outlook toward herself and her life had been changed. Like a revelation … this simple and divine idea that she was a beloved child of God, that God's will for her could only be perfect life and wholeness, filled her mind and possessed her being. The old belief that she was an invalid, that she had been born to be an invalid, was as waters that have passed away.”
So then, how do you pray yourself well?
Myrtle Fillmore believed that anyone can follow the principles of Truth and be healed. It requires more than simple prayer, however. Her teachings on healing indicate that one must engage in regular spiritual practices that encompass mind, body, and soul.
The following excerpts from the book Healing Letters [2] shed light on only a few of the spiritual ideas Myrtle taught about healing. Practiced in unison, these concepts build a foundation for physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Lessons From Myrtle
Unite All Areas of Your Life
Myrtle believed there are three realms that must be addressed for healing to occur. “Daily, declare that your spiritual life and world, your mental life and world and your physical life and world are unified and that you are expressing harmoniously the ideas of the Christ Mind on these three planes.” ............... Read More....
Myrtle believed there are three realms that must be addressed for healing to occur. “Daily, declare that your spiritual life and world, your mental life and world and your physical life and world are unified and that you are expressing harmoniously the ideas of the Christ Mind on these three planes.” ............... Read More....
