Testimony of Healing March 10, 1973 Issue

There is a story about a man who could not get a newly purchased...

Charles William Ballew with contributions from Nancy G. Collins, Lewis Collins, Robert N. Collins

There is a story about a man who could not get a newly purchased mule to do anything at all. Completely frustrated, he asked the previous owner of the mule to help him. The first action of the former owner was to pick up a large board and hit the mule squarely between the eyes, staggering the mule noticeably. In reply to the new owner's protest, the man stated that the first move to overcome the problem was to "get the mule's attention."

Sometimes we need to be "hit between the eyes" to get our attention. An experience I recently had illustrates this point vividly.

My problem began when my foot became tender and caused me some discomfort when I walked. I was working under a pressing business schedule, so I ignored my foot, feeling that the problem would go away. However, the more I ignored it, the worse it became. As I continued to meet my business schedule, I would literally hobble into the offices of my clients. By this time my foot was swollen, discolored, and extremely painful. It soon reached the point that I rented some crutches on which to get around—still really ignoring my need to meet the situation. Oh, I voiced some of the truths that I had been taught in Christian Science, but never did I focus adequate prayerful thought to heal the problem.

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