Testimony of Healing August 20, 1966 Issue

Every stumbling block can be a stepping-stone to progress

Richard J. Cook

Every stumbling block can be a stepping-stone to progress. The truth of that statement was brought out very clearly to me when my thoughts, stumbling over the belief in the reality of matter, were brought sharply into focus by a literal stumbling block. While swimming and running in the water on a summer afternoon, I stumbled into two submerged concrete blocks which had been used as an anchor. The result was a deep cut in the shin.

I declared the truth immediately that man cannot be involved in an accident and that nothing can impede the progress of good. Little pain was felt, and the wound was bound up. In the process, however, I found myself being impressed with the deepness of the cut. But the wound was largely forgotten, and I resumed the activities of a happy Sunday at the cottage.

Two days later, however, a swelling in the leg occurred, and the pain returned. It soon became difficult for me to walk. Although the leg appeared normal enough in the morning, by nightfall I was almost crippled. I redoubled my efforts in affirming that a lie, in any shape or form, could not hobble the activities of man. But a fear of infection entered my thought, and I was soon physically ill —the direct result, I knew, of the fear. It was at this point that I enlisted the aid of a practitioner, who went to work immediately to help me cast out the fear.

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