Testimony of Healing February 11, 2013 Issue

Riding safely with God

Barry Morton

Some years ago, a few family members, friends, and I were biking on Martha’s Vineyard, where we were enjoying a quick two-day getaway. During a downhill ride, we were coming around an obscured sharp bend, when I collided with a rider coming directly at me. Lying on the ground, I was clearly aware of thinking, “… [I am] not material; [I am] spiritual,” from “the scientific statement of being” on page 468 of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.

My four fellow riders, who were also Christian Scientists, gathered tightly around me, knowing the absolute spiritual truth with me—that in fact my being is spiritual and therefore I could not be harmed. I remember assuring them, “I’m all right, I’m OK.” We kept knowing the truth that God is my life, that man’s being exists in perfect harmony, and that there are no accidents in God’s kingdom (see Science and Health, p. 424), which is everywhere.

The other cyclist was unhurt, but his front tire was flat. My fellow riders replaced his tire’s tube with one we’d been carrying, and he was on his way. 

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