Testimony of Healing November 17, 2014 Issue

Movement is in Mind

Jess Lewis

The pain in my right shoulder was immediate and quite intense. I was about 70 feet off the ground on a challenging rock climb, and I knew that if I didn’t address the fear in my thought, in that moment when I first felt the pain, I would have a much harder time controlling my thought down the road. I knew from my study of Christian Science that the healing power of God is insurmountable, and so I turned my thought to God in prayer, humbly asking what to do next. I knew that my strength, quietness of thought, comfort, and courage all had their source in divine Love, and that I could not for a moment be without any of these things.

Although the pain in my shoulder was not lessening, I felt a powerful peace wash over my thought. I was in a place on the climb where backing down wasn’t an option, and I needed to continue forward. With each move over the next 120 feet, I let my thought be filled with the unwavering truth of my existence as the daughter of God, which meant that I could not be harmed in any way or feel fearful. As I continued to climb, I held to that in thought and let the knowledge that I am loved and protected as a daughter of God move me forward up the rock.

My climbing partner was not a Christian Scientist, and when we got off the climb, I let her know what had happened and asked if we could spend the remainder of the day resting. We returned to our camp, and although I spent the day in prayer, the pain in my shoulder only grew more intense. I felt quite frustrated by this and a bit discouraged at my inability to help myself.

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