Testimony of Healing March 2, 1974 Issue

Probably the healing that was most important to me happened...

James R. G. McBurney

Probably the healing that was most important to me happened just before Christmas of last year. I've been a Christian Scientist all my life, and this was the healing in which I had the least help from anyone else. It really proved to me that anyone who works hard enough and depends on God can have a Christian Science healing.

I was on the freshman football team at our high school, and at one practice near the end of the season I smashed the thumb of my right hand quite badly. In making a tackle I accidentally hit the runner's helmet with my hand. My thumb was painful, and every time it got hit again it hurt more. Through the rest of practice I constantly declared that my strength comes from God, but not with much result.

My thumb was swollen, and pressure on it made it hurt, but I didn't do any concentrated praying about that. I just put that off because I assumed my thumb would eventually get better. After another couple of days, my coach took me to have some bandages and a splint put on my hand.

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