Testimony of Healing January 2, 1984 Issue

Recently I came to a point in my life where I felt the need to...

IRA-JOHN GORMAN

Recently I came to a point in my life where I felt the need to take Christian Science class instruction. "God is working His purpose out," says Hymn No. 82 in the Christian Science Hymnal; it was obvious to me that class instruction was an inevitable step in my spiritual growth. So I applied to a teacher of Christian Science and later was accepted. After months of studying the Bible and Mrs. Eddy's writings and prayerfully preparing for it, class began.

I usually commuted with friends to class, but one day I drove my touring motorcycle. On my route home I drove through a canyon that had many winding turns. Coming around one turn, I saw a stopped car in my lane on a two-lane highway, with traffic coming the other way. I tried to stop but ended up in a full lockup of my brakes. I slid into the car at about fifty miles per hour. Upon impact I was thrown into the windshield of my bike and then over the car, landing about sixty feet away.

A police report, obtained later from the officer at the scene of the incident, stated that the motorcycle driver had refused medical help for religious reasons, although appearing to have sustained abrasions to his hands, a possible fractured nose, and head injuries.

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