Testimony of Healing October 20, 1973 Issue

"Under divine Providence there can be no accidents, since there...

Beth Maislein Moore

"Under divine Providence there can be no accidents, since there is no room for imperfection in perfection," we read in Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy (p. 424). This statement came to me at a time of great emergency. Our three-year-old daughter had fallen headfirst and almost severed the end of her tongue with her sharp little teeth. As I drove the nine miles to our home, I was mentally struggling with erroneous suggestions. "What should I do? I'll have to take her to the hospital to have her tongue sewed together." To this I reasoned, "Am I a Christian Scientist or not? I don't rely on matter or drugs or material medicine for healing. I rely on God alone. If God cannot heal her, certainly nothing else can."

At that moment the above quotation came to my struggling thought, and I knew that if no accident can occur, I could not act as though an accident had occurred. With this firm conviction I arrived home and telephoned a Christian Science practitioner to pray for the child and help quiet my fearful struggles.

Her calm conviction and reference to the resuscitating energies of Life, God, removed all fear, and I felt a deep sense of peace. I proceeded with preparation of the noon meal, and the children were fed. The little girl sat quietly and seemed undisturbed. Soon they were placed in their cribs for the usual afternoon nap, and I spent a quiet period in prayer.

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